The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. The latest in Tim Tebow news! Check out the custom NCAA Football 11 cover spotted in Alabama stores and his NCAA 11 branded Nike shoes. First Cuts has some talk from EA Sports regarding the impact that Lebron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade will have on NBA Jam and NBA Elite 11. EA Sports president Peter Moore doesn't believe that Michael Jo...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Kotaku takes a look at Road to Glory mode in NCAA Football 11 including thoughts on how the mode could be improved in the future and how it has been largely untouched since first being introduced late in the last generation. GoMadden has a good interview with Ian Cummings that goes into some of the decision making for Madden 11 and a bit of a future ou...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. Hope everyone has a fun and safe July 4th! 1Up has a new preview of NBA Jam which also includes a video of one of the boss battles. A couple new blogs for Madden 11 detail improvements to lighting and Online Team Play. FIFA Superstars on Facebook appears to be a big success with over three million monthly active users. EA Sports launched t...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. The latest for NCAA Football 11 includes blogs on the no-huddle and pistol offensive styles, Xbox 360 achievements, and a new video going over Online Dynasty. THQ is developing "UFC Trainer" an exercise game using the Wii motion controls, Playstation Move, and Microsoft Kinect. Confirmation has arrived that a patch for Backbreaker is in the works....

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. This week it has been moved up a day from its normal Sunday slot as I take a breather before pushing out more E3 content. A demo for MLB 10: The Show in 3D is up on PSN. Anyone have the capability to try it out? A Gamestop exclusive preorder incentive for EA Sports MMA will provide Herschel Walker. The upgraded Teambuilder website for NCAA Footbal...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. This week it has been moved up a day from its normal Sunday slot where an E3 preview article will take its place. Stephen Strasburg has debuted in MLB 2K10 with an 87 rating making him the 15th best rated pitcher in the game. His fastball can reach 102 mph. A third dynasty blog for NCAA Football 11 covers recruiting logic and some extras. By the time...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. The Backbreaker demo for the PS3 will be arriving on June 15th. That hits on the same day that E3 opens and the NCAA Football 11 demo goes out for the PS3 (prior day for 360). The latest NCAA Football 11 blogs have been rather thin with one discussing prospects in dynasty mode and the other a discussion on the one-back formation. A German website has ...

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. FIFA Superstars has launched on Facebook. Click here to access the application. The game is free to play with optional microtransactions. I had wondered if the "Online Pass" would eliminate Gamestop preorder deals for EA Sports games. It may not have done that but it seems to have at least reduced their importance. Madden 11 will get you 20,000 coins for us...