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Xtalsoft

was a Japanese software house established in 1982 to develop games for Japanese computers. Most of Xtalsoft's games are traditional role-playing games, with gameplay similar to that of Eye of the Beholder. In July 1986, Xtalsoft was among six other companies to form the Disk Original Group, a collective publishing house for Famicom Disk System games headed by Square For their part, Xtalsoft developed Sword of Kalin under the Disk Original Group. At the dawn of the 90s, Xtalsoft was experiencing management difficulties, and on October 1, 1990, they combined with T&E Soft to form T&E Soft's Osaka development department. Xtalsoft's name is a blend of "crystal software," where "crystal" is abbreviated with the letter X, a common jargon abbreviation in written English. Originally, their name was written with an apostrophe as "X'TAL SOFT." Currently, all Xtalsoft IPs are owned by D4 Enterprise.

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was a Japanese software house established in 1982 to develop games for Japanese computers. Most of Xtalsoft's games are traditional role-playing games, with gameplay similar to that of Eye of the Beholder. In July 1986, Xtalsoft was among six other companies to form the Disk Original Group, a collective publishing house for Famicom Disk System games headed by Square For their part, Xtalsoft developed Sword of Kalin under the Disk Original Group. At the dawn of the 90s, Xtalsoft was experiencing management difficulties, and on October 1, 1990, they combined with T&E Soft to form T&E Soft's Osaka development department. Xtalsoft's name is a blend of "crystal software," where "crystal" is abbreviated with the letter X, a common jargon abbreviation in written English. Originally, their name was written with an apostrophe as "X'TAL SOFT." Currently, all Xtalsoft IPs are owned by D4 Enterprise.

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  1. date of establishment: 1982 — 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 date of establishment is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1359646153

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