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Split/Second: Velocity

Split/Second: Velocity (released in North America as Split/Second) is a racing video game developed by Black Rock Studio and published by Disney Interactive Studios for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in May 2010. In the game, players take part in a fictional reality television show consisting of a variety of events, each focusing on destructible environments triggered remotely by driver actions known as "power plays". Split/Second was ported to the PlayStation Portable in November 2010 by Sumo Digital, and was later released for OnLive in June 2011. Additionally, the game can be purchased from the Xbox digital store and played on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles through the Xbox backwards compatibility program. The game received positive reviews from critics but was unsuccessful commercially. It was the last game developed by Black Rock Studio before being closed by Disney in 2011.

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Split/Second: Velocity (released in North America as Split/Second) is a racing video game developed by Black Rock Studio and published by Disney Interactive Studios for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in May 2010. In the game, players take part in a fictional reality television show consisting of a variety of events, each focusing on destructible environments triggered remotely by driver actions known as "power plays". Split/Second was ported to the PlayStation Portable in November 2010 by Sumo Digital, and was later released for OnLive in June 2011. Additionally, the game can be purchased from the Xbox digital store and played on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles through the Xbox backwards compatibility program. The game received positive reviews from critics but was unsuccessful commercially. It was the last game developed by Black Rock Studio before being closed by Disney in 2011.

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  1. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2011 — 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 release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1373224705

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