Digital Extremes is running two live games at once: the 13-year-old free-to-play Warframe, which reported 85 million registered users, and the closed-alpha fantasy RPG Soulframe, now in an invite-only pre-alpha called Prelude. Soulframe's Warsongs update is set to address the Envoy's identity and lost memory, with a PC release planned and a console version in the works.
Through mid-2026 Digital Extremes has kept Warframe and its younger fantasy RPG, Soulframe, moving on parallel tracks. Warframe's anniversary year brought the sold-out TennoCon 2026 in London, Ontario, which drew more than 4,000 attendees and reported 85 million registered users. The game added the dual-form Warframe Sirius & Orion in the Jade Shadows: Constellations update on June 18, then laid out a 2026 roadmap that includes the Tau star system, an ice-themed Warframe in the Iceblade of Narin update that arrived in autumn 2026, a Mesa Heirloom collection, Citrine Prime Access, and a new Nightwave season. A limited-time Nightwave Mix: Amir Shockwave event followed in August, carrying the permanent text adventure Fables & Frontiers: Running Late.
Soulframe has moved from a Summer Game Fest trailer in June, which named Jennifer English as Eldvel queen Alora, into a run of closed-alpha updates. Prelude 15: Gods & Ghosts added trading, in-game mail, and a reworked enemy patrol system. Prelude 16: Of Hook & Hound, released September 19, added wolf pup bonding, fishing, and dynamic weather. At TennoCon the studio opened the Preludes closed alpha to all registrants for the weekend with permanent access, showed a mount system arriving in fall 2026, and revealed the War Song quest with the Empress of Eldbell (voiced by Jennifer English) and the enemy Tempest Vayol (voiced by Ben Starr).
Two threads tie the coverage together. The first is community feedback as a design input: PR manager Tatum Ryan told Automaton at gamescom 2026 that player response drove bold changes, and the Warsongs update is meant to answer who the Envoy is and what lost memory must be uncovered. The second is the studio's use of Japanese voice talent and vocal music, which community director Megan Everett discussed at Warframe's 13th anniversary, naming Yuichi Nakamura, Yui Ishikawa, Natsuki Hanae, and Hiroshi Kamiya as dream casting while leaving Japanese voice audio an open question because of the voice line backlog.
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Digital Extremes will launch Operation: The Road to Tau on October 16, an event that moves Warframe beyond the Earth, Mars, and Moon settings players have traveled until now. The development team calls it the biggest step in the game's history and frames it as a once-in-a-lifetime operation. Rebecca Ford, the voice of Lotus and Warframe's creative director, discussed the event.
Digital Extremes will run "The Great Operation: Road to Tau" in Warframe from October 16. Players collect Moonfresh to move the Sentient mothership Praghasa. Community Director Megan Everett told AUTOMATON the event is one-time-only by creative decision, with daily story updates and rewards such as Syandanas and armor sets. Tau is planned for implementation at the end of the year.
Digital Extremes is advancing Soulframe, its open-world online action RPG, through an invite-only pre-alpha called Prelude that players can also enter by buying the Founders Program. PR manager Tatum Ryan told Automaton at gamescom 2026 that community feedback drove bold design changes, and that Warsongs will directly address who the Envoy is and what lost memory must be uncovered. A PC release is planned, with a console version in the works.
Digital Extremes released the free Soulframe update "Prelude 16: Of Hook & Hound" on September 19, 2026 for the PC closed alpha. It adds wolf pup bonding after the "Captive She-Wolf" story, a fishing spot with six lure and six fish types, and a dynamic weather system. New gear includes the mace Reith, staff Gestalt, rapier Grimana, and armor set The Sleeve.
Digital Extremes Community Director Megan Everett discussed Warframe's 13th anniversary, the new star map, and the studio's approach to Japanese voice actors, music, and frame design in an email interview. Everett named Yuichi Nakamura, Yui Ishikawa, Natsuki Hanae, and Hiroshi Kamiya as dream casting choices. She also addressed the possibility of Japanese voice options, noting the large voice line backlog makes it a workload question.
Digital Extremes community director Megan Everett discussed Japanese voice casting, vocal music, and storytelling in an interview marking Warframe's 13th anniversary. She named four Japanese voice actors as dream casting, said Japanese voice audio remains possible, and explained why the team keeps adding vocal tracks, embracing the community's joke that the studio is a music label that also makes games.
Digital Extremes launched the free Nightwave Mix: Amir Shockwave event for Warframe on August 13, 2026. The limited-time event takes over the usual Nightwave season, letting players earn cosmetics and gear through daily and weekly acts. A new permanent text adventure, Fables & Frontiers: Running Late, is also available, along with a new On-lyne song and the Baruuk Shaoshi Skin.
Digital Extremes has outlined Warframe's 2026 content plans, including the new Tau star system, a Mesa Heirloom collection, a new Nightwave season titled Amir's Shockwave, Citrine Prime Access, and a new Warframe voiced by Matthew Mercer. The roadmap was shared via a press release ahead of TennoCon 2026.
Warframe's annual fan event TennoCon 2026 drew over 4,000 attendees in London, Ontario. The 13-year-old free-to-play game has 85 million registered users. Tickets sold out instantly. The development team said they treat every day like it's their last.
Digital Extremes announced the 'Iceblade of Narin' major update for Warframe at TennoCon 2026, arriving in autumn 2026. It introduces the first ice-themed female Warframe since Frost, along with Citrine Prime, Qorvex, Banshee Deluxe Skins, and a Banshee rework. A new star system TAU and a detective-like Warframe Brysko were also revealed. The update includes a story episode about Lotus moving Lua into the Void.
Digital Extremes announced at TennoCon 2026 that the fantasy RPG Soulframe will add a mount system in fall 2026. The mounts, which include giant wolves and horses, can be used in four-player squads and feature a bonding system where players can pet, feed, and play fetch with their animals. A new boss, Mendicant Rainbreaker, is available to fight as of the event. She rides a horse and wields a giant sword, driven by hatred for humanity's mistreatment of horses. The studio also revealed a new story quest, War Song, arriving in fall 2026, which explores darker themes through a new vow called Vatagar. This vow allows players to draw on corrupting powers like Wrath, Death, and Doom. The quest introduces the Empress of Eldbell, voiced by Jennifer English, and the enemy Tempest Vayol, voiced by Ben Starr. A fishing mini-game was also shown. The closed alpha test Preludes was opened to all registrants during the TennoCon weekend, granting permanent access.
Digital Extremes announced the full program for TennoCon 2026, running July 10-11 in London, Ontario and online. The event includes Warframe and Soulframe panels, a concert, a cosplay contest, and the TennoLive demo. Exclusive Twitch and Steam drops include a new primary weapon and Mesa Prime Warframe. An in-game relay experience opens July 12.
Digital Extremes released the 'Jade Shadows: Constellations' update for Warframe on June 18, 2026. The sequel to 2024's 'Jade Shadows' introduces the 65th Warframe Sirius & Orion, which switches between support and offense forms. It also adds the 50th Prime Warframe Styanax Prime, new Railjack missions in Uranus Proxima, and a choice between two PROTOFRAME allies.
Digital Extremes released a new gameplay trailer for its fantasy action RPG Soulframe during Summer Game Fest 2026. The trailer features Jennifer English, a The Game Awards and BAFTA winner, as Eldvel queen Alora. The closed alpha update Prelude 15: Gods & Ghosts is expected within June. A major TennoCon presentation is planned for July 10-11.
Digital Extremes showed a new trailer for the fantasy action RPG Soulframe at Summer Game Fest 2026. The footage features combat with swords, magic, and bows, plus animal riding. The game is set for PC via Steam, and a pre-alpha test called Prelude is accepting sign-ups on the official website.
Digital Extremes detailed the free update "Prelude 15: Gods & Ghosts" for its online action RPG Soulframe during Devstream 15. The June patch overhauls crafting and loot, adds equipment trading and in-game mail, revamps the enemy patrol system with new foes like Ord Caerum and Mendicant Rainbreaker, redesigns the totem system, and introduces three new weapons. A new trailer will debut at Summer Game Fest on June 6, and the year's biggest announcement is planned for TennoCon on July 10-11.
Digital Extremes announced the next Warframe story chapter, Jade's Shadow: Constellation, releasing June 18. The update introduces the 65th Warframe, Sirius & Orion, a single frame that switches between two characters with distinct abilities. It also adds a new Railjack mission, new weapons, Styanax Prime Access, and a fashion collaboration with ARK/8.