• First trailer and features have been unveiled for Madden NFL 21
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    Posted June 16th, 2020 at 7:15 am No Comments »
    EA Sports today debuted the first look at Madden NFL 21 with the release of a trailer and some feature details. Hopefully something more substantial will come out of EA Play on Thursday because this is a shallow and arcadey introduction to Madden NFL 21. Additionally the publisher confirmed owners of the PS4 version will be upgraded for free when moving onto PlayStation 5 matching the offer for those on Xbox One to Series X. Face of the Franchise – Rise to Fame Face of the Franchise ...
  • 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...
  • NFL set to yet again extend EA Sports’ exclusive license for Madden
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    Posted May 22nd, 2020 at 4:45 pm No Comments »
    Exclusivity for the NFL video game license on consoles is on the table yet again with a new agreement in place to continue on with EA Sports. The league's owners will vote on the proposal next week where it is all but certain to pass carrying the exclusive license for sim games through Madden NFL 26. This was always an inevitability despite some who may have viewed the recent 2K news as a sign that they would be slipping in to create a competing product or take over the license after Madd...
  • 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...
  • Features revealed for PGA Tour 2K21
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    Posted May 14th, 2020 at 8:00 am No Comments »
    Last week brought the news that The Golf Club franchise was being rebranded as PGA Tour 2K and now the details on what to expect from the upcoming game in terms of features and release date have rolled out. PGA Tour 2K21 will come out on August 21 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC. For the first time the series will include real golfers with 12 licensed including cover athlete Justin Thomas. These golfers however are not actually playable but act as competitors given the...
  • 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...