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DragonVale

DragonVale is a park management simulator video game originally developed by Backflip Studios and released on September 14, 2011, for iOS and on November 9, 2012, for Android. DragonVale was one of the first breed-and-nurture games to be a commercial success. The game has been downloaded over 45 million times and has generated a total revenue of over $200 million. DragonVale was acquired by DECA Games in March 2020, after the shutdown of Backflip Studios.

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DragonVale is a park management simulator video game originally developed by Backflip Studios and released on September 14, 2011, for iOS and on November 9, 2012, for Android. DragonVale was one of the first breed-and-nurture games to be a commercial success. The game has been downloaded over 45 million times and has generated a total revenue of over $200 million. DragonVale was acquired by DECA Games in March 2020, after the shutdown of Backflip Studios.

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  1. release date: 2011-09-14 — 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 "2011-09-14". 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?

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