Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is a first-person shooter game, developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It is a remastered version of 2007's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. It was initially released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows in November 2016 as part of special edition bundles of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The story follows the USMC and SAS in conflict against a Middle Eastern separatist group and a Russian ultranationalist group. The remaster began development as the result of an online petition. It features extensive technical enhancements while retaining the original core gameplay, and includes new single-player and multiplayer content. Critical reception was generally positive, with praise for the range of modifications and the simplistic but challenging gameplay. However, it was criticized for its balancing, narrative pacing, and artificial intelligence. The game was controversial for several business decisions made by Activision.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1302:

Byzantine–Ottoman wars: The Ottoman sultanate gained its first major victory against the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Bapheus in Bithynia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bapheus

1955:

The Austrian State Treaty came into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Austria, although the country was not free of Allied troops until October. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied-occupied_Austria

1983:

Madonna released her self-titled debut album, which set the standard for the genre of dance-pop for decades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_%28Madonna_album%29

2007:

While covering a police pursuit in Phoenix, Arizona, two news helicopters collided in mid-air, killing both crews. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_news_helicopter_collision

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

carrier wave: (physics) A wave that can be modulated, either in amplitude, frequency, or phase, to carry or transmit images, music, speech, or other signals. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carrier_wave

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Methinks, thy jubilee to keep, The first-made anthem rang On earth deliver'd from the deep, And the first poet sang.Nor ever shall the Muse's eye Unraptured greet thy beam: Theme of primeval prophecy, Be still the poet's theme!   --Thomas Campbell https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Campbell