The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings.
♦Only a few days left for entries in the EA Sports UFC giveaway!
♦First special live E3 Press Row Hangout is scheduled for 11ET Monday night.
♦In a rare smart decision in handling the series NBA Live 15 won’t be appearing at E3.
♦EA Sports has confirmed Tournament mode and Guest Play will return in FIFA 15.
♦The PC version of FIFA 15 will run on the next-gen EA Sports Ignite engine.
♦Polygon explains why Colin Kaepernick is the only tattooed player in Madden NFL 15.
♦Screenshots released of Madison Square Garden and Joe Louis Arena from NHL 15.
♦The EA Sports UFC demo is running at 900p despite promises the game would be 1080p.
♦EA is investigating bumping EA Sports UFC’s resolution to 1080p on the PS4.
♦Check out the latest fighter screenshots for EA Sports UFC in the FB album.
♦NBA 2K14 now has a pair of in-game shoes that cost $5 worth of currency to buy.
♦HB Studios has released a new trailer with PS4 footage for The Golf Club.
♦EA will testify in O’Bannon case they would have paid college athletes to appear.
♦Sony blog post includes 51 new details on DriveClub.
♦Forza Horizon 2 has been announced for Xbox One and 360 this fall.
♦The dark days of the NBA are here in the finale of hilarious series NBA Y2K.
♦Sony has released an app for E3 2014 on the PlayStation 4.
♦45 new apps including ones for Twitter and Vine are coming to Xbox One.
♦Blu-ray releases this week include Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and Non-Stop.