The Line Drive for April 22
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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.
♦The biggest issues with MLB The Show 18 gameplay are still being investigated for fixes.
♦New developer video goes over the gameplay mechanics for Super Mega Baseball 2.
♦The first gameplay footage has been allowed out of the beta for Super Mega Baseball 2.
♦More details on the improvements and additions being made for NBA Playgrounds 2.
♦2K Sports attempting to gauge reasons people stopped playing NBA 2K18 with a survey.
♦NBA 2K18’s first round playoff predictions have been dead on except for the Cavs series.
♦Poll was posted on Twitter regarding how to handle the ProStick for NBA 2K19.
♦The NBA 2K League has predictably partnered with Twitch to broadcast all the games.
♦Details on the recently launched Playoffs program for NBA Live Mobile.
♦Recent years have seen no upcoming Madden news around NFL Draft rather a wait till May.
♦Instead expect another promotion featuring new rookie debuts in Madden 18 Ultimate Team.
♦Sony has a sale on the PS4 game Everybody’s Golf with the price down to $20.
♦Games with lootboxes including FIFA may be banned from sale in Netherlands.
♦Blu-ray releases this week include Maze Runner, Paddington 2, and Hostiles.