Warframe: 1999 confirmed for December, prequel webcomic available soon, Xaku Prime coming Nov. 13, and updates from the development team on Soulframe Preludes Pre-Alpha public access
October 28, 2024
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Digital Extremes :
LONDON, Ontario - Oct. 28, 2024 - Digital Extremes’ double Devstream for Warframe and Soulframe treated players to lots of news, deep dives on upcoming features, and a special tribute to Mike ‘Mynki’ Brennan.
The next Narrative Chapter for Digital Extremes’ 11-year-strong sci-fi epic, Warframe: 1999, will count down to a new era this December, bringing long-requested Infested Adversaries System with new rewards, a 1999 prequel webcomic in November, as well as Xaku Prime Access starting on Nov. 13. The Soulframe team updated players that Preludes testing access will open up widely later in 2025, while answering a few burning questions from the community and highlighting more gameplay progression.
“Today was the first time both of our development teams got to show off their hard work on two projects that are extremely important to us outside of TennoCon,” said Megan Everett, Community Director. “Seeing the Soulframe community continue to grow so rapidly as they engage with Preludes has been very heartwarming. It’s also exhilarating to see how onboard the Warframe community is around this surreal ‘90s road trip. We are promising to deliver some experiences both communities have never seen from our studio after 1999 launches!”
Honoring one of Warframe’s pivotal pioneers:
Mike ‘Mynki’ Brennan’s contributions to Warframe as its first Art Director can’t be understated. His ability to dream up truly weird and wonderful creatures, characters, and worlds gave the project an iconic identity that has resonated with millions of people around the world. Warframe would not be where it is today without him. The Digital Extremes family is honored to dedicate Warframe: 1999 to our dear friend, Mynki. Read his full obituary here.
Bytes from the stream include:
Hunt down corrupted copies of boy band On-lyne as new musical boss types, the Technocyte Coda, AKA the “Infested Adversaries System”:
A new form of Warframe’s Infested enemies known as the Techrot have emerged in an alternate version of 1999 and taken over the era’s vulnerable technology as a literal Y2K bug. Corrupted computers unlucky enough to download hit tracks from boy band sensation On-lyne have inspired the Techrot to create its own version of the heartthrobs’ concerts to lure in starry-eyed victims for it to consume.
These Technocyte Coda include versions of each band member with their own combat styles — Zeke’s coiling tentacle whips, DJ RoM’s illusionary technomancy, Drillbit’s metal magnetism manipulation, Harddrive’s brute force charge, and Packet’s nimbly dexterous claws — that can be challenged to musical boss battles in modern day.
Hunting down and defeating a Technocyte Coda member will reward players not with an autograph, but with tokens to unlock one of 13 Infested weapons. Players also have a chance to obtain cosmetics or goodies respective to their Coda member.
Learn about the origins of the Protoframes in a Warframe: 1999 prequel webcomic in November, discover mini-games throughout ‘99, and customize the Atomicycle:
In partnership with community artist Karu, this comic will explore the founding of The Hex Syndicate and how this group of six misfits came together after their lives were ruined by the experiments of Albrecht Entrati.
Relive the classic arcade days with a playable mini-game in the Höllvanian mall hub. Revealed today was Caliber Chicks, an original ‘90s era run n’ gun side-scroller developed in partnership with Sumo Digital.
Customize the Atomicycle with countless colors and 11 upcoming premium skins to explore not just the streets of Höllvania, but any open zone in the Origin System, in style.
Xaku Prime lands Nov. 13 with Trinity and Nyx light reworks on the way:
Xaku, the amalgamation of three long forgotten Warframes, will reconverge into the epitome of a technologic empire’s ambition. Acting as beneficiaries of the Entrati family, these three warriors were lost to the abyss of the Void long ago, until now. Xaku Prime will emerge alongside two new Prime weapons, a Syandana, and an Operator suit.
Soulframe Preludes (our Pre-Alpha) will open up access to the public in 2025, with today’s Devstream giving insight into new content for current players, including:
Preludes invites are still expanding further! The team is working towards providing even more access in the form of sharable codes. Each player that gets into the playtest will soon get four additional codes to share with friends and family within their invite email.
The dev team detailed additional changes to the combat system as well as skill acquisition through weapon usage, player progression, crafting, and environmental visual upgrades.
Turn fables into forces of nature with five new weapons waiting to be unlocked while exploring the slice of Alca.
Hear the call of various overworld encounters, deemed Sparrow’s Tales. These encounters can be discovered across the map as special challenges to take on for high quality rewards and the latest Preludes update will include a new one to discover.
Assets
Warframe: 1999 Key Art, Screenshots, Concept Art Downloads
Soulframe Concept Art, Screenshots, Key Art Downloads
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About Warframe
Warframe® has evolved the looter-shooter genre since its debut on PC in 2013, becoming a multi-generational game with more than 80+ million registered players across multiple console and mobile platforms. In this free sci-fi epic, players join an ancient class of warriors, the Tenno, and fight their way through an ever-expanding universe of over 18 planets and more than 55 Warframes, with four open worlds to discover. With unrivaled customization, an intriguing narrative, and one of the most welcoming communities in gaming, players can define their playstyle and become an unstoppable force with a squad. Warframe’s success has led to the creation of TennoCon, where thousands of fans descend upon the heart of Digital Extremes’ creative operations in London, Ontario, annually to discover the future of the game. For more information about Warframe, please visit: www.warframe.com.
About Digital Extremes
Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world's top video game development studios. Originating 30 years ago with the co-creation of Epic Games' multi-million unit selling Unreal® franchise, including Unreal and Unreal Tournament, Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector®, BioShock® for the PlayStation®3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness® II. The studio develops its games using its proprietary Evolution Engine and reached critical and commercial success with the free-to-play action game Warframe®, supporting a global community of 80+ million registered players across all major core gaming platforms. Digital Extremes is currently developing its new IP – Soulframe® – with additional updates coming soon. For more information about Digital Extremes, visit www.digitalextremes.com.
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