Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system’s most trusted holopaper. You’re just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job!

Description

Congratulations, *name_ref!!error*! You have been offered a prestigious internship at the Times & Galaxy, the Dorp system’s most trusted holopaper and five-time winner of the Bort Jorbeller Award for Satisfactory Intersolar Journalism.

As the galaxy’s first ever robo reporter, it’s your job to chase leads and interview sources. In space!

Itching to break the biggest news in the galaxy?  Well… too bad. You’re an intern!  We’re assigning you stories that put the hyper in hyper-local news! Intersolar cat shows, explosive toy launches, and, of course, space ghost funerals--everything the denizens of this system need to read with their piping hot mug of oil and a cosmic croissant.

Uncovering the big scoop at the Humanian Dirt Fair requires a reporterbot who’s willing to dig! Every story you file impacts the paper’s reputation and readership. Use your keen robotic eye to survey the scene and ask the right space lizards the right space questions. Every cycle, we’re counting on you to construct a story that makes your editor percolate with pride.

Lucky for you, we have a... mostly supportive team aboard the Scanner, our massive, mobile newsroom--and your new home!  Befriend a colorful cast of alien colleagues and a diverse crew of weirdos as we travel the solar system in search of the next great story, or at least something to fill the column inches and keep our editor, Arwin, happy.

Now get out there… that jar of eyes isn’t going to interview itself!

About the Developer

Alberta-based indie studio Copychaser Games Inc. was founded in 2017 by Ben Gelinas, a former newspaper reporter who has spent the past decade working in AAA and indie game development.

Copychaser’s specialty is unique, inclusive games with branching narratives and memorable characters. Every Copychaser game puts the player at the center of an eccentric and immersive story unlike any they’ve ever played.

In 2018, Copychaser released the death-positive, wholesome horror game Speed Dating for Ghosts (SDFG) to wide acclaim. Since then they’ve been working hard on Times & Galaxy, bringing together a bigger team of collaborators and gaining support from the Canadian Media Fund and indie label, Fellow Traveller.

Copychaser Games - Developer

Ben Gelinas (He/Him)
Producer and Creative Director

Fernando Melo (He/Him)
Project Manager/Project Leader

Kate Craig (She/Her)
Art Director

Bridget Gibson (They/Them)
Character Artist

Andrew Carvalho (He/Him)
Technical Director

Kai Banks (Any)
Technical Designer

Emma Embur (She/Her)
Level Designer

Sunny Evans (She/Her)
Writer

Paul Blinov (He/Him)
Writer

Tess Degenstein (She/Her)
Writer

Murray Cameron Smith (He/Him)
Director (Audio)

Sean Trayner (He/Him)
Associate Producer

Fellow Traveller - Publisher

Chris Wright
Managing Director

Stephen Gray
Finance Director

Fiona Murray
Finance Officer

Marla Fitzsimmons
Head of Marketing

Jacob Burgess
Product Manager

Ben Pollock
Product Manager

Ben Kosmina
Channel Marketing Executive

Louis Li
Producer

Chris Wulf
Business Development

Spencer Hayes
Scout

Des Gayle
Production Manager