developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was
released on 17 September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, in
2014 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in 2015 for Microsoft
Windows. The game is the next main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series
after 2008's Grand Theft Auto IV. Set within the fictional state of San
Andreas (based on Southern California), the story follows three
criminals and their efforts to commit heists, with the game's use of
three lead protagonists representing a break from series tradition. In a
single-player or an online multiplayer mode, players can freely roam the
open world of San Andreas, which includes rural environments and the
fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles). Upon release, Grand
Theft Auto V was critically acclaimed, drawing praise for its open world
design and technical capabilities. It became the fastest-selling
entertainment product in history, earning US$800 million in its first
day and $1 billion in its first three days.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1176:
Byzantine–Seljuk wars: The Seljuk Turks prevented the
Byzantines from taking the interior of Anatolia at the Battle of
Myriokephalon in Phrygia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Myriokephalon>
1630:
Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony founded the city of
Boston.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston>
1939:
Second World War: The Royal Navy lost its first warship in the
war when German submarine U-29 torpedoed and sank HMS Courageous.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Courageous_(50)>
1948:
Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte was assassinated by the
militant Zionist group Lehi.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folke_Bernadotte>
1980:
The Polish trade union Solidarity was founded as the first
independent labor union in a Soviet-bloc country.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Solidarity>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
pound a beat:
(idiomatic) To walk a regular route.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pound_a_beat>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Now, you're either on the bus or off the bus. If you're on the
bus, and you get left behind, then you'll find it again. If you're off
the bus in the first place — then it won't make a damn.
--Ken Kesey
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ken_Kesey>
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