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Ngmoco

Ngmoco, LLC (stylized as ngmoco:)) was an American-based publisher of video games for the iOS and Android platforms, and a subsidiary of DeNA Co., Ltd. The company was founded by former Electronic Arts executive Neil Young in July 2008. By March 2009, ngmoco's games on the App Store had received over seven million installations. Venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Norwest Venture Partners, among others, financed the company with a combined total of US$40.6 million. The company is most well known for their publishing of the Rolando game series and Eliminate Pro.

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Ngmoco, LLC (stylized as ngmoco:)) was an American-based publisher of video games for the iOS and Android platforms, and a subsidiary of DeNA Co., Ltd. The company was founded by former Electronic Arts executive Neil Young in July 2008. By March 2009, ngmoco's games on the App Store had received over seven million installations. Venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Norwest Venture Partners, among others, financed the company with a combined total of US$40.6 million. The company is most well known for their publishing of the Rolando game series and Eliminate Pro.

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  1. date of foundation: 2008 — 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. 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=1365361171

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