The Line Drive for July 5
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
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
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
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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♦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
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
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
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...