Fireproof Studios

Article summary

Fireproof Studios Ltd is a British video game art studio based in Guildford, England, and founded in September 2008. Fireproof Games, a division of the company, acts as video game developer. The company is best known for its The Room series of puzzle video games, of which the first, The Room (2012), was named "Best British Game" at the 2013 British Academy Games Awards, and sold over two million copies as of May 2013.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2013-12-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2018-11-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2018-01-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2021-02-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2020-03-26 — 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 date of foundation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2013-12-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2018-11-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2018-01-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2021-02-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2020-03-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
12. 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=1352888032