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ShadowCaster

ShadowCaster is a first-person role-playing video game developed by Raven Software. It was published for MS-DOS in 1993 by Origin Systems after Electronic Arts acquired them. A CD-ROM version was released in 1994, with two additional levels with new monsters, and text boxes replaced by full-motion video and spoken narration through Compact Disc Digital Audio tracks. A PC-98 conversion was also published in 1994.

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ShadowCaster is a first-person role-playing video game developed by Raven Software. It was published for MS-DOS in 1993 by Origin Systems after Electronic Arts acquired them. A CD-ROM version was released in 1994, with two additional levels with new monsters, and text boxes replaced by full-motion video and spoken narration through Compact Disc Digital Audio tracks. A PC-98 conversion was also published in 1994.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release 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 publication date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release 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=1362695100

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.