The Line Drive for May 1
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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.
♦Grades handed out for all the first round NFL Draft selections with Madden 17 in mind.
♦Check out the ratings for all 31 first round picks now found in Madden 16 Ultimate Team.
♦The new basketball mode has made for yet another great addition to Rocket League.
♦Repping NHL and World Cup teams are eight players in a battle for the cover of NHL 17.
♦Franchise Hockey Manager 2 has simulated the remainder of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
♦MLB The Show 16 server update resolved an exploit to avoid losses in Battle Royale.
♦Details on the fourth patch to have gone out for Out of the Park Baseball 17.
♦Complete details on the latest patch to have gone out for Rocket League.
♦TecmoBowlers looks at why 1996’s Tecmo Super Bowl ended up killing the franchise.
♦An open beta is coming May 5th for the PC racer Forza Motorsport: Apex.
♦New features including competitive multiplayer have been added to Need for Speed.
♦EA Sports UFC 2 remains at $40 for both Xbox One and PS4 through Amazon.
♦Amazon Prime members can still pre-order either edition of NBA 2K17 for 20% off.
♦Blu-ray releases this week led by The 5th Wave and Independence Day 20th Aniv Ed.