Warframe

Warframe has passed its 13th anniversary and entered a period of major expansion and celebration. TennoCon 2026 in London, Ontario drew over 4,000 attendees, with tickets selling out instantly, and the game has reached 85 million registered users. The development team, speaking at the event, framed the milestone as a reason to treat every day as if it were their last, a sentiment echoed across the year's content drops.

The year's updates have pushed the game's mechanical and narrative boundaries. The 'Jade Shadows: Constellations' update, released June 18, 2026, introduced the 65th Warframe, Sirius & Orion, a single frame that switches between two characters mid-mission, alongside the 50th Prime Warframe, Styanax Prime, and new Railjack missions. The following month, TennoCon 2026 revealed the 'Iceblade of Narin' update, due in autumn 2026, which brings the first ice-themed female Warframe since Frost, a new star system called TAU, a detective-like Warframe named Brysko, and a story episode about Lotus moving Lua into the Void.

Live-service operations have continued in parallel. The 2026 roadmap, shared ahead of TennoCon, confirmed the Tau system, a Mesa Heirloom collection, Citrine Prime Access, a new Nightwave season titled Amir's Shockwave, and a new Warframe voiced by Matthew Mercer. The Nightwave Mix: Amir Shockwave event launched August 13, 2026, replacing the usual season with a limited-time reward track, and adding a permanent text adventure, Fables & Frontiers: Running Late, a new On-lyne song, and the Baruuk Shaoshi Skin. The community director, Megan Everett, discussed Japanese voice casting and vocal music in an interview marking the anniversary, naming four dream voice actors and noting that Japanese voice audio remains possible. The team embraced the community's joke that they are a music label that also makes games.