Robotics;Notes

Article summary

Robotics;Notes is a visual novel video game developed by 5pb. It is the third main game in the Science Adventure series, following Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate, and is described by the developers as an "Augmented Science Adventure". The game was originally released by 5pb. in Japan on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012; the enhanced version Robotics;Notes Elite was released for PlayStation Vita in 2014, and for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in 2019. An English version of Robotics;Notes Elite was released by Spike Chunsoft in 2020 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Six manga have been produced, and an anime adaptation by Production I.G aired in Fuji TV's Noitamina slot between October 2012 and March 2013. The anime has been licensed by Funimation in North America. Robotics;Notes DaSH, a sequel to the game, was released in 2019.

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1. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2012-06-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2014-06-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2019-01-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2020-10-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2012-07-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2012-12-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2013-09-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2012-11-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2019-01-31 — 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 release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2012-06-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2014-06-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2019-01-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2020-10-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2012-07-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2012-12-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2013-09-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2012-11-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2019-01-31". 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=1373267333