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Dark Void Zero

Dark Void Zero is a platform video game developed by Other Ocean Interactive's Newfoundland studio and published by Capcom for DSiWare. It was made as an April Fools parody of the video game Dark Void and was later decided to make it an actual title; it was promoted as a game "found" in Capcom's vault. The game was released in April 2010 for iOS and on Microsoft Windows through Steam. Capcom announced through the Steam page that on May 8, 2024, Dark Void Zero, Flock!, and Dark Void would be delisted, meaning no additional purchases could be made on the platform. Dark Void Zero never received a physical release, leaving it permanently unavailable.

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Dark Void Zero is a platform video game developed by Other Ocean Interactive's Newfoundland studio and published by Capcom for DSiWare. It was made as an April Fools parody of the video game Dark Void and was later decided to make it an actual title; it was promoted as a game "found" in Capcom's vault. The game was released in April 2010 for iOS and on Microsoft Windows through Steam. Capcom announced through the Steam page that on May 8, 2024, Dark Void Zero, Flock!, and Dark Void would be delisted, meaning no additional purchases could be made on the platform. Dark Void Zero never received a physical release, leaving it permanently unavailable.

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  1. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373763219

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