The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦First feature descriptions have been revealed on the official website for FIFA 21. ♦Kylian Mbappe has been chosen as the global cover athlete for FIFA 21. ♦EA Sports put together an FAQ regarding all the release details for FIFA 21. ♦Details on the various pre-order incentives being offered for FIFA 21. ♦Details on the free upgrade offered for cur...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦All the launch player ratings have been officially revealed for Madden NFL 21. ♦Another leaked screen shows more about The Yard mode in Madden 21. ♦All the work done for playbooks in Madden 21 was gone over in new dev blog. ♦EA confirmed a generic Washington Team will stand in at release of Madden 21. ♦Baseball games this season will be using crow...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦New mode that features 6v6 online play has leaked for Madden NFL 21. ♦EA Sports has revealed rookie QB and WR ratings for Madden NFL 21. ♦EA UFC 4 was officially revealed with a debut trailer and Aug. 14 release date. ♦The game's website goes through new features and improvements coming to UFC 4. ♦Ultimate Team, which never caught on in the UFC ga...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦EA acknowledged the #FixMaddenFranchise campaign but made no real commitments. ♦Pre-orders for the upcoming NBA 2K21 on current-gen now available on Amazon. ♦Reminder only the $100 edition of NBA 2K21 will be upgraded free for the new consoles. ♦The cover athletes are Damian Lillard, Zion Williamson and Kobe Bryant for NBA 2K21. ♦Pre-orders for th...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, deal alerts, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. ♦Expanded details on the various gameplay improvements made for Madden NFL 21. ♦Archived dev live stream going over gameplay improvements for Madden NFL 21. ♦EA Sports UFC 4 will make its debut during the UFC 251 broadcast next month. ♦An NBA 2K MyTeam producer was fired after inappropriate conduct came to light. ♦Some high-profile incoming rookies...

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 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 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...