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Slave Zero

Slave Zero is a 1999 action video game developed and published by Infogrames North America for Dreamcast, Windows 95, and Windows 98. While the game was originally designed to work with Windows 95 and Windows 98, a fan following had developed a number of CD cracks in order to make the game compatible on newer systems. While this allowed the software to become playable, it still required that the owner possess the original software. The PC version uses the Ecstasy Engine. Tommo purchased the rights to the game and digitally published it through its Retroism brand in 2015. On March 25, 2014, Retroism re-released the game on GOG.com and, together with Night Dive Studios, to Steam. In June 2022, publisher Ziggurat Interactive (who purchased the rights to Slave Zero) announced a prequel titled Slave Zero X. It was released on February 21, 2024 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

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Slave Zero is a 1999 action video game developed and published by Infogrames North America for Dreamcast, Windows 95, and Windows 98. While the game was originally designed to work with Windows 95 and Windows 98, a fan following had developed a number of CD cracks in order to make the game compatible on newer systems. While this allowed the software to become playable, it still required that the owner possess the original software. The PC version uses the Ecstasy Engine. Tommo purchased the rights to the game and digitally published it through its Retroism brand in 2015. On March 25, 2014, Retroism re-released the game on GOG.com and, together with Night Dive Studios, to Steam. In June 2022, publisher Ziggurat Interactive (who purchased the rights to Slave Zero) announced a prequel titled Slave Zero X. It was released on February 21, 2024 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2024-02-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2024-02-21 — 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 "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2024-02-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2024-02-21". 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=1378460299

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