SCi Games

Article summary

SCi Games Limited (formerly The Sales Curve Limited and SCi (Sales Curve Interactive) Limited) was a British video game publisher based in London. The company was founded in 1988 by Jane Cavanagh and floated on the stock exchange in 1996. In May 2005, holding company SCi Entertainment Group plc acquired Eidos plc, the parent company of publisher Eidos Interactive, and merged their operations by June 2006; that company was briefly renamed Eidos. It was acquired by Square Enix in March 2009 and subsequently absorbed in November of that year.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1994 — 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 "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1369062282