The Line Drive for August 27
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The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦NBA 2K18 will ship w/Kyrie Irving cover in Cavs uni despite now up-in-the-air trade.
♦Profiling all of the 17 new classic teams that will debut with NBA 2K18.
♦70 players have been identified as “clutch” by Madden NFL 18 to begin the season.
♦How to get free legends for Madden NFL 18 Ultimate Team throughout the season.
♦Details on the Championship Series eSports event being run for Madden NFL 18.
♦14 legends of the sport will be featured in the upcoming Pro Evolution Soccer 2018.
♦EA Sports released a new trailer for FIFA 18 out of Gamescom.
♦Changes have been made to how Overall Ratings are calculated with NHL 18.
♦The top 10 rated goalies and defensemen have been revealed for NHL 18.
♦Closed beta for Mutant Football League will begin next week for Kickstarter backers.
♦The latest online event for MLB The Show 17 features teams full of high-speed players.
♦New trailer for Need for Speed Payback has come out of Gamescom.
♦Several sports games are found in the list of those being enhanced for Xbox One X.
♦Rocket League will be getting exclusive Nintendo-themed cars with Switch version.
♦Amazon has XBL digital cards on sale $100 for $90 on down to $10 for $9.