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Deathtrack

DeathTrack is a first-person, futuristic racing game developed for MS-DOS by Dynamix and published by Activision in 1989. The game is set in a future America, where the player is a racer in a circuit that allows participants to attack their opponents. It included strategic upgrade mechanics, as well as different vehicles to chose from.

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Article summary

DeathTrack is a first-person, futuristic racing game developed for MS-DOS by Dynamix and published by Activision in 1989. The game is set in a future America, where the player is a racer in a circuit that allows participants to attack their opponents. It included strategic upgrade mechanics, as well as different vehicles to chose from.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2008-02-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2009 — 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 publication date is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2008-02-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. 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=1352277868

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.