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'Koumei The Five Fates' content goes live today across all relevant versions.
October 2, 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. 2, 2024 – Warframe’s next major update, Koumei & the Five Fates, launches today for free across all current platforms, developed in partnership with Sumo Digital. Weave together the latest Warframe, Koumei, take on the new early-game mission type and mini-boss, and dive into huge waves of balance reworks for some Warframes and companions, as well as quality of life improvements for new player experiences.
Grab hold the threads of fate as the 58th Warframe, Koumei the dice-maiden. Become an oracle of fortuitous fate and take hold of random games of chance to inflict different status ailment traps, achieve chance driven actions in exchange for buffs, summon orbiting protective charms, and string up enemies to guarantee more status ailment inflictions.
Protect the Cetus settlement from a possible fearful future in a new mission type, Shrine Defense. Fight off waves of enemies rising from the sea, protect offerings of good fortune, and witness the rise of a new Infested mini-boss, the Infested Oni.
New quality of life improvements also arrive alongside today’s update around features like the usefulness of the Companion system, more clarity around feature introductions in the new player experience, and major improvements to Cross Platform Trading.
For more details around certain platform restrictions around Cross Platform Trading, check out the updated Cross Platform Save FAQ.
Caliban, the heir of twin kingdoms, is also now available as a free login reward until Oct. 16 in celebration of his long awaited rework improving combat mobility, ability synergy, and damage versatility.
Nova, Wukong, and Hildryn also get their own smaller balance tweaks to join the bundle of gameplay updates.
For full details around all of these quality of life changes, check out the latest Dev Workshops.
Today also marks the start of Warframe’s annual Halloween event: Nights of Naberus! Take on haunting tasks and exchange tokens for various themed glyphs and emblems from now until Nov. 1.
For more information and full patch notes please visit the official Koumei & the Five Fates webpage or follow our Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok accounts.
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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 best 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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