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Headliner: NoviNews

Also known as Headliner: NoviNews, headliner novinews, headliner-novinews

Award-winning adventure where you control the news and its impact on society, your friends and career. Different choices lead to unique combinations of endings. Share your story with the community, and see what the players before you did.

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AnnouncementPublished 06 Dec 2023

Headliner: NoviNews featured on NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster!

I'm super excited to share that "Headliner: NoviNews" will be a part of a segment about educational games airing on NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster! I was interviewed about the game and my thoughts on the future of…

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January 2022
Developer LiveStream during The Big Adventure Event 2022We're excited to have Headliner: NoviNews participate during the BAE event this year! What is BAE? A celebration of adventure games in all shapes and sizes! When? January 20-24, 2022 The Developer Livestream will take p…Event1 change15 Jan 2022
December 2021
PSA: This game came out in 2018Hello Headliners, We noticed an interesting trend in some recent reviews, specifically referring to the game's commentary on COVID, or imply it was man-made, or how certain president used it as political tool... So I ju…Announcement1 changeWorkshop07 Dec 2021
October 2020
Steam post image We partnered with four other games to bring you the Bundle of Consequences! Save 20% if you complete the set. (And for the time being, H:NN is an extra 15% off on top of that) Death & Taxes In this 2D,…4 changesGameplayStore12 Oct 2020
February 2020
Now availabe in Korean, Japanese, Chinese and French!Announcement26 Feb 2020
December 2019
New languages coming soon, wish-list now!First of all, a big thank you to everyone who has supported us for the past year :) It's been a long journey but we finally feel comfortable enough to invest in new languages and grow our audience. We already started on…Announcement2 changesGameplay24 Dec 2019
September 2019
Soundtrack Now Available + Game Update!Many of our fans were asking for it, and it's finally here! The Official Soundtrack features 37 moody and atmospheric tracks. And, best of all, we're donating the proceeds to the Washington Epilepsy Foundation, as per r…Announcement8 changesFixGameplay24 Sept 2019
August 2019
If you're in LA in October, come say Hi - Headliner is an IndieCade Nominee!🎉🎉🎉 We're humbled and excited to share this news, and hope to see you there! (Also, we're working on an official Soundtrack, as well as a small patch with bug/typo fixes. Keep your eyes open second half of September!)Announcement26 Aug 2019
July 2019
Headliner wins "Games for Good" Silver Award @ Serious Play Conference🎉🎉🎉🎉. Here's the link to the awards page: https://seriousplayconf.com/2019-award-winners/ Thank you for the recognition! And thank all of YOU reading this for supporting us along the way 🙇Announcement09 Jul 2019
June 2019
"I Destroyed an Entire Country Publishing False News"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP6wJt1S2Uk Hilarious "summary" of our game by @GrayStillPlays. We got a few chuckles and thought you might too :) What's your favorite bit? I'm still LOLing at "weird anti-immune killer…Announcement15 Jun 2019
May 2019
Award-winning "Papers, Please meets Oxenfree" adventure where you play as a news editor & shape public opinion. Set in a genetically-modified society plagued by mysterious disease and foreign threat... The new version o…4 changesFixGameplayPatch notes24 May 2019
April 2019
Play next big update early on beta branch!Hey everyone, We've been listening to feedback and working on a patch with some big re-balances and re-writes (on top of usual bug fixes). We'd like to share early access to the new version before it goes official, and…Announcement2 changesGameplayCompatibility05 Apr 2019

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