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  • The Line Drive for July 5
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    Posted July 5th, 2020 at 6:00 pm No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦EA acknowledged the #FixMaddenFranchise campaign but made no real commitments. ♦Pre-orders for the upcoming NBA 2K21 on current-gen now available on Amazon. ♦Reminder only the $100 edition of NBA 2K21 will be upgraded free for the new consoles. ♦The cover athletes are Damian Lillard, Zion Williamson and Kobe Bryant for NBA 2K21. ♦Pre-orders for th...
  • The Line Drive for June 28
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    Posted June 28th, 2020 at 7:30 am No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Expanded details on the various gameplay improvements made for Madden NFL 21. ♦Archived dev live stream going over gameplay improvements for Madden NFL 21. ♦EA Sports UFC 4 will make its debut during the UFC 251 broadcast next month. ♦An NBA 2K MyTeam producer was fired after inappropriate conduct came to light. ♦Some high-profile incoming rookies...
  • EA Play 2020 introduces first look at Next-Gen
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    Posted June 18th, 2020 at 5:00 pm No Comments »
    Electronic Arts held the annual EA Play event earlier today and did so remotely with a pre-taped production. As expected upcoming sports games premiered first looks accompanied by additional details including release news. It is notable however that there was just a single trailer shown during the presentation and only featured two of the four upcoming titles. Madden NFL 21 and FIFA 21 had the premiere of a next-gen trailer with a glimpse at the games for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. ...
  • The Line Drive for June 14
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    Posted June 14th, 2020 at 5:00 pm No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦The annual EA Play event will be held digitally this Thursday evening at 7ET/4PT. ♦EA Sports will debut the previously delayed "first look" at Madden NFL 21 this Tuesday. ♦2K Sports debuted a CGI teaser trailer for NBA 2K21 at the PlayStation 5 event. ♦PlayStation 4 Days of Play sale running through June 17 includes MLB The Show 20. ♦Details on th...
  • The Line Drive for June 7
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    Posted June 7th, 2020 at 11:00 am No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦The upcoming EA Play event has been delayed a week and now airs June 18. ♦EA games have made it to Steam and EA Access is coming later this summer. ♦EA Sports will be taking stronger action against racism and toxic behavior online. ♦Details on the second patch w/ improvements and fixes for Super Mega Baseball 3. ♦The free update adding UEFA EURO 2...
  • The Line Drive for May 31
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    Posted May 31st, 2020 at 2:00 pm No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦The extension of the NFL exclusive licence with EA Sports was made official this week. ♦Plans for first reveal of Madden NFL 21 tomorrow have understandably been scrapped. ♦Details on the latest patch that has released for MLB The Show 20. ♦Details on the latest content released for Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show 20. ♦Details on a post-release pa...
  • The Line Drive for May 17
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    Posted May 17th, 2020 at 12:45 pm No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦EA Sports should be embarrassed yet again by the game from the Madden Bowl. ♦The winner never passed once, used a lefty punter at QB and lineman at receiver. ♦Super Mega Baseball 3 is out and generating rave reviews as would be expected. ♦New Press Row Podcast episode features an interview with the SMB3 lead. ♦Devs are collecting feedback and noti...
  • The Line Drive for May 10
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    Posted May 10th, 2020 at 12:45 pm No Comments »
    The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Big new online mode Custom Pennant Race was revealed for Super Mega Baseball 3. ♦Franchise Mode in SMB 3 will see player skills and appearance change over the years. ♦EA Sports showed off just brief moments of the next-gen edition of Madden NFL 21. ♦EA Play is being held virtually this year with full Madden reveal and more on June 11. ♦After cance...