{"id":13451,"date":"2024-02-23T10:37:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T09:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/23\/i-swore-id-never-go-back-but-here-i-am-jonesing-for-fifa-dominik-diamond\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T10:37:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T09:37:56","slug":"i-swore-id-never-go-back-but-here-i-am-jonesing-for-fifa-dominik-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/23\/i-swore-id-never-go-back-but-here-i-am-jonesing-for-fifa-dominik-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"I swore I\u2019d never go back \u2026 but here I am, jonesing for Fifa | Dominik Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a very public breakup<\/a>, Dominik Diamond had avoided the addictive football game for two years \u2013 until he was suckered in with a free trial of EA Sports FC 24<\/p>\n

I fell off the wagon recently. Two and a half years, and all it took was one little slip. I was home one night and there it was, offered to me: a little free taste to suck me in. Before I knew it, I was hooked. I know it\u2019s a terrible thing to do; I know it serves no purpose other than to get me to do more of it, taking my money in ever larger fistfuls as I plunge deeper and deeper into the mire of addiction. But there I was. I was back on the Fifa. (Or rather, the EA Sports FC 24, as they lost the official rights.)<\/p>\n

It was a 10-hour free trial on Xbox Live. Ten hours, that\u2019ll be OK, I told myself. Just a taste. See what it\u2019s like after 30 months away<\/a>. And before I know it, I\u2019m into Ultimate Team again. This is the gaming equivalent of standing outside your ex-wife\u2019s house trying to see what toys her new fella has bought for your kids.<\/p>\n

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\nAfter a very public breakup, Dominik Diamond had avoided the addictive football game for two years \u2013 until he was suckered in with a free trial of EA Sports FC 24
\nI fell off the wagon recently. Two and a half years, and all it took was one little slip. I was home one night and there it was, offered to me: a little free taste to suck me in. Before I knew it, I was hooked. I know it\u2019s a terrible thing to do; I know it serves no purpose other than to get me to do more of it, taking my money in ever larger fistfuls as I plunge deeper and deeper into the mire of addiction. But there I was. I was back on the Fifa. (Or rather, the EA Sports FC 24, as they lost the official rights.)
\nIt was a 10-hour free trial on Xbox Live. Ten hours, that\u2019ll be OK, I told myself. Just a taste. See what it\u2019s like after 30 months away. And before I know it, I\u2019m into Ultimate Team again. This is the gaming equivalent of standing outside your ex-wife\u2019s house trying to see what toys her new fella has bought for your kids. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a very public breakup, Dominik Diamond had avoided the addictive football game for two years \u2013 until he was suckered in with a free trial of EA Sports FC 24 I fell off the wagon recently. Two and a half years, and all it took was one little slip. I was home one night …<\/p>\n

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