The Line Drive for June 4
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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.
♦NBA 2K17’s simulation engine gave the Warriors a 76% chance of winning NBA Finals.
♦Kyrie Irving is the cover athlete for the standard edition of NBA 2K18.
♦The first news and teaser trailer for FIFA 18 will be out Monday in advance of EA Play.
♦New feature for Madden NFL 18 will allow you to set protections by ID’ing the Mike.
♦New Ultimate Team Program called Year in Review has rolled out in Madden NFL 17.
♦There is no COTW in MLB The Show 17 this week as issues are being worked on.
♦Devs are seeking feedback on the difficulty level used for Battle Royale in MLB 17.
♦Korean Baseball Organization has been added to the mobile game MLB Manager 2017.
♦Sony will be bringing Everybody’s Golf (formerly known as Hot Shots) to mobile devices.
♦The EA Play press briefing is scheduled for live broadcast next Saturday at noon PT.
♦Microsoft’s E3 briefing is set for Sun at 2PT and Sony for Monday at 6PT.