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!  You’ll be assigned 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 the Dorp system need to read with their piping hot mug of oil and a cosmic croissant.

Every story you file impacts the paper’s reputation and readership. Each cycle, they’re counting on you to construct a story that makes your editor percolate with pride.

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 some column inches and keep your assignment editor Arwin happy.

Fellow Traveller and Copychaser Games announced that Times & Galaxy will be coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 in addition to PC in Q2 2024.

 And here’s a scoop for you! 

Copychaser Games and Fellow Traveller are running a closed beta on PC from February 19th until March 11th to help with editorial balancing, bug catching, and narrative polish.

The beta is three times larger than the demo and will feature the first third of the game. Players who want to sniff out news ahead of Times & Galaxy’s launch will need to fill in this form to apply for closed beta access.

Key Features:

• GET THE SCOOP! Pick a story to cover & blast off to investigate! Interview sources, digging up clues and investigating the scene. We hope your conversational circuits are well-oiled as you’ll meet more than 100 characters and ask a lot of questions. 
• WRITE YOUR OWN STORIES! Use the Build-A-Story™ tool to construct your article using all that info you gathered. You were a diligent reporterbot and managed to get ALL the info, right?
• IMPRESS OR ANNOY YOUR COLLEAGUES! In between assignments, you’ll have the chance to get to know a diverse and colorful crew of two dozen characters including the other reporters, editorial staff, pilots, and ship’s crew.
• MAKE THE SCANNER YOUR HOME! Over time, friends on the crew will upgrade your systems to turn you into a super-powered truth sleuth. You’ll also have to help keep the ship from falling into chaos on your days off. 
• MADE BY REAL JOURNALISTS! Multiple writers on the Copychaser team worked at newspapers as reporters or editors before entering the games industry. They maintain a deep love of the craft and, through Times & Galaxy, wish to highlight their deep appreciation of local reporting.

Times & Galaxy is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) in Q2 2024.