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:
   •NBA 2K16 covers feature Stephen Curry, James Harden, and Anthony Davis
   •NBA 2K15 Finals simulation nearly predicted the exact end to game one
   •Three new classic teams revealed for NBA 2K16
♦Check out some of the content this week from Hit The Pass:
   •Debating the role penalties should play in Madden (video)
   •Where college sports video games went and will they ever come back?
   •Bryce Harper is sparkling like a diamond, on the field and in The Show
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♦The Spring DLC for The Golf Club is expected out soon on XB1 and 6/11 on PS4.
♦EA Sports actually got back to answering NHL 16 questions on the game’s official site.
♦Minor improvements have been made through a server update for MLB 15: The Show.
♦EA Sports released details on the latest roster update to go out for NBA Live 15.
♦EA has detailed how the Madden Mobile game will be refreshed for the new season.
♦An update has been posted with progress being made on Franchise Hockey Manager 2.
♦Gaming Tech United wrote about the desire for a return of the NBA Street franchise.
♦Another in a long line of game updates has gone out for Driveclub.
♦Microsoft announced Windows 10 will release July 29 – it’s free for Windows 7/8 users.
♦The Milwaukee Bucks revealed their new uniforms for the upcoming season.
♦Blu-ray releases this week are headlined by Kingsman and The Duff.