The Line Drive for May 3

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Posted May 3rd, 2015 at 11:30 am

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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.

♦Check out this week’s articles written for Sporting News:
     •NFL Draft selections make their way into Madden NFL 15
     •MLB 15: The Show will let you play BAL-CWS with no crowd
     •Jameis Winston added to Madden NFL 15 as free MUT card
♦Recorded video of an Orioles vs White Sox inning in MLB 15: The Show with no crowd.
♦Probably not worth buying but a new pack of cards is available in MLB 15 through today.
♦The Houston Astros have been referring to data in The Show for scouting purposes.
♦More price range adjustments have been made to players in FIFA 15 Ultimate Team.
♦The launch of Team of the Season for FUT has been pushed back.
♦EA Sports slyly decided to promote a new Joe Montana Madden 15 Ultimate Team card.
♦Latest dev blog discusses the retail release and patch progress for The Golf Club.
♦The overpriced RBI Baseball 15 is now available for PC on Steam in addition to PS4/XB1.
♦EA Sports has released details on the latest roster update to go out for NBA Live 15.
♦Apparently a push is being made to acquire more licenses for Pro Evolution Soccer 2016.
♦Konami leaving console gaming creates uncertainty around franchises including PES.
♦Don’t miss the brand new episode of NBA Y2K.
♦A Tour de France game has been announced for release in June on PS4/XB1/PS3/PC.
♦Some new features are being teased for the upcoming Franchise Hockey Manager 2.
♦Check out the new black alternate uniforms for the 49ers that have been widely panned.
♦Here are Sony’s free PlayStation Plus games for the month of May.
♦Here are Microsoft’s free Xbox Live Gold games for the month of May.
♦Get this highly rated dual PS4 controller charging station on sale for $16.
♦Blu-ray releases this week headlined by Fifty Shades of Grey and Selma.

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