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Long-term relationships are not my thing. Actually, I suck at them. There, I said it. Sure, I get attached at the start, but it\u2019s never long before I get bored and start searching for something more appealing. Something more exciting. \u00a0Out with the old, in with the new.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, I\u2019ll yet again swap one plaything for another. Goodbye, old flame. And hello, hot and gorgeous.<\/p>\n

If\u00a0soulless objects could become sentient, as they famously do in motion pictures such as Toy Story<\/em> or Terminator<\/em>, then my copy of FIFA 14<\/em> has successfully spent the last few weeks guilt tripping me about what it is to come.<\/p>\n

It will have known that Tuesday isn\u2019t just another Tuesday; it is, in fact, the North American release date for its successor, FIFA 15<\/em>. Alas, there won\u2019t be any tears or fights. I\u2019ll just come home, remove the old disk from my Playstation 3, and replace it with EA\u2019s latest and greatest edition of the best soccer video game currently on the market.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a long time coming. A year, in fact. FIFA 14<\/em> provided me with a great deal of enjoyment. But there has come a time in each of my FIFA<\/em> relationships where I\u2019ve gotten bored or dissatisfied. Over the last few weeks, manually relegating and promote teams in the Career Mode setting has become pretty irritating. Another bugaboo: not being able to download the most recent rosters. Oh, and don\u2019t even get me started on the outdated kits.<\/p>\n

If my copy of FIFA 14<\/em> had vocal chords, it would probably say one thing to\u00a0the incoming\u00a0FIFA 15<\/em>: \u201cHe\u2019s going to throw you away just like he threw me away, and the ones before me too!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The sad thing: FIFA 14<\/em> is right. It, just like FIFA 13, FIFA 12, <\/em>and each of its predecessors, will have a shelf life of one year before I get bored and anxiously await FIFA 16. It\u2019s a vicious cycle.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t mistake this for American consumerism. OK, maybe it is, in some ways. While I confess to wanting the latest and greatest, I\u2019m also seeking more of the standards I\u2019ve come to expect from EA.<\/p>\n

FIFA’s<\/em> developers are renowned for accuracy and an unparalleled game-playing experience that makes you feel like you\u2019re actually scoring a goal, managing a game, or sitting in the stands. It\u2019s not just about the graphics or the attention to detail that\u2019s put into the game, it\u2019s also about the creation of a new universe where you, the humble button clicker, is in full command.<\/p>\n

At the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, FIFA 14\u2019s<\/em> universe will be outdated and obsolete. Tossed aside like yesterday\u2019s newspaper. And rightly so, as I and countless others are excited about what\u2019s coming next.<\/p>\n

Beyond sharper graphics, updated rosters, current kits, a new soundtrack (definitely the most underrated list of songs each year), FIFA 15<\/em> is boasting that it has further blurred the line between real and artificial. Some new features include:<\/p>\n

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