A tenet of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has always been that it feels ripped from the headlines, it feels relevant. And in order to do that again, it felt like we couldn't continue that storyline: there weren't any sort of human-scale stakes left in that world.
For the 2024 game, see Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2024). Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is a remastered version of the iconic game, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The game was primarily developed by Raven Software while Infinity Ward assisted and executive produced.