Puppet Combo

Article summary

Puppet Combo is an American independent video game development studio founded by Benedetto "Ben" Cocuzza in 2012 and based in Brooklyn. It is operated solely by Cocuzza. Puppet Combo's games, such as Nun Massacre (2018) and the critically acclaimed Murder House (2020), are mostly survival horror games developed solely by Cocuzza and modeled after early PlayStation games and VHS. They are also frequently inspired by 1980s horror films, specifically exploitation and slasher films. Puppet Combo primarily releases their games through Patreon and Itch.io. Cocuzza launched Torture Star Video, a video game publisher for lo-fi horror games, in 2021.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2024 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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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 "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "2024". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
15. 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=1361249692