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Warframe's Iceblade of Narin update "represents how Digital Extremes has evolved"

Warframe’s Iceblade of Narin update - featuring the new female Ice frame - is out now, so I caught up with Digital Extremes to learn more.

Warframe of Mind: The big guide to picking a frame – Nidus, Octavia, Harrow

So you might be aware that Warframe had a patch this week, which also means that another new frame has been added to the lineup because this is a perpetual climb. Fortunately for my continued whatever-this-is, I am also being more diligent about writing these over the past few we…

Warframe of Mind: The big guide to picking a frame – Atlas, Wukong, Ivara

All right, now it has been more than a month. I am slacking. I do not know how that even happened, other than just… not wanting to do this batch? But that doesn’t make sense to me either, because there’s nothing wrong with these frames in Warframe. One of them is even what I woul…

13 Years Later, Warframe is About to Be Bigger Than Ever

Warframe creative director Rebecca Ford dishes on The Iceblade of Narin update, which will introduce a new Warframe and in-game hub on Sept. 23.

Warframe kicks off Operation Plague Star while previewing the Banshee rework

Do you like fighting Lephantis in Warframe? Would you like to fight him over and over and over and over and over on the Plains of Eidolon after hoping that your group has a Volt or a Nova to speed up the process of walking across the entire map? If you answered those questions wi…

Warframe TennoVIP livestream unveils details of major update Iceblade of Narin

While Gamescom may have been the biggest event on the gaming industry's calendar, for fans of Warframe it was the TennoVIP community event that captured their imagination. And in their TennoVIP devstream, the team at Digital Extremes unveiled exciting new details of the upcoming…

A new Warframe teaser lets you grab a free Honoria, ahead of Narin and a Tau event

The challenge event precedes the Warframe Taubound operation, which opens the path to the new system in October, and the Narin release date.

Warframe of Mind: Reacting to everything unveiled in the Iceblade of Narin preview

Man alive, I feel rotten about this. Seriously, just awful. MOP’s Chris, whom I consider a friend and also just an excellent dude in his own right, gets to step forward and take his new day-to-day role running the site more seriously, coincides with the week when I have to say “h…

Digital Extremes Showcases New Warframe Updates Arriving Fall 2026 in Special Devstream Live

War always changes?

Warframe’s latest dev stream previews the Iceblade of Narin update’s new Frame, mission types, and mechanics

The summer is winding down, and that means it’s time to cool off in Warframe. How so? Why, by looking forward to the Iceblade of Narin update previewed in the game’s most recent development stream broadcast live from Seoul. And there’s quite a bit going on with the update when it…

Warframe offers up a quick devshort preview of changes coming to Riven mods

The Warframe team has a lot to say about the game, and a lot is coming up with the game’s next developer stream next week in Korea on September 4th. But that’s going to involve translations and is very packed with content, so creative director Rebecca Ford and design director Pab…

Warframe of Mind: Taking stock of the Amir’s Shockwave content

I hadn’t originally planned to do much talking about Amir’s Shockwave because in and of itself, it’s not a major patch. We knew that going in. It was always going to be on the smaller side from concept on down. But then the actual patch came out, and I actually have more to talk…

Warframe of Mind: The problem with Warframe’s Dog Days of summer

Dog Days are here again, and I didn’t really care when they arrived back in Warframe. That’s not to say I dislike the time-limited water park mode or anything. I think it’s fun. I enjoy having it as a distraction. It’s just… like… this time around, I’m not a new player who had no…

Warframe and Anthem leads on the challenges of sustaining online games that go dark

The Stop Killing Games movement has been trying its level best across multiple vectors to encourage governments around the globe to make games that have online functionality playable when their servers shut off, arguing that there should be consumer rights obligations to make som…

Warframe of Mind: The big guide to picking a frame – Mesa, Chroma, Equinox

There’s a big gap in today’s entries. That’s not exactly unusual, but I think it’s worth noting up front. It’s also surprising to me that we haven’t had one of these Warframe frame-picker columns for a month now! Seriously, it’s been a month! This was a big month for the game, an…

As Destiny 2 is laid to rest, Warframe is experiencing 'massive growth,' studio boss says

Digital Extremes president Sheldon Carter says the studio was worried that Warframe had peaked, but these days it's doing better than ever.

After years of failed MMO efforts, I have finally found my place in the genre with Warframe as a newcomer in 2026

Digital Extremes' sci-fi game has finally ensnared me, and I'm now even more excited for Soulframe

How to get the Shocking Claws Mod in Warframe

It's electrifying.

TennoCon 2026: Inside the Devil’s Triad With Will de Renzy-Martin and Elsa Pérusin Of Warframe

At TennoCon, CGM spoke to Will de Renzy-Martin and Elsa Pérusin about the inner workings of the Devil's Triad, Warframe's latest Protoframes.

Perfect Ten: Ranking Warframe vocal themes

So this has been a Warframe week for me, for understandable reason, and to cap things off I want to mirror something I did a while back for another title by ranking some music. However, much like that prior column, the reality is that Warframe has a lot of really great music. So…

After Destiny 2's death, Warframe head's advice for anyone in live services is to "make a good game before they kick you out"

Digital Extremes has weathered difficult times before

We're getting "a little bit more" of Warframe's Jade Shadows, as Digital Extremes knows Constellations "didn't give players as much as they wanted"

We’ll be getting some more Jade Shadows: Constellations content later this year, as Warframe’s Megan Everett reflects on the sequel.

Warframe Interview: Drew Pennycook and Corey Van Den Hoogenband return a year after Android launch for another talk

If you saw this year's TennoCon, then you know we have so much to be excited about. Brysko, especially. But we are also one year on from Warframe's Android launch, one that has been fairly successful. I caught up with Drew Pennycook and Corey Van Den Hoogenband a year after our f…

Warframe: Tau "TennoCon 2026 Live Gameplay Demo"

Tau now brown cow

Warframe: Tau revealed as next Narrative Chapter coming this year, new vinyl soundtrack pre-orders now live

Digital Extremes celebrates 11 years of TennoCon with Warframe's next Narrative Chapter and more.

Warframe of Mind: Reacting to the big reveals of TennoCon 2026

Hey, folks! What were you up to this weekend? I guess there was a Warframe thing? I don’t know, I wasn’t paying much attention. Have you been watching the World Cup? That’s been crazy this year. All right, obviously that’s not real; no one who reads my work would believe that I a…

TennoCon 2026: New Warframe Brysko, Warframe Tau, Iceblade of Narin, and Every Big Reveal

TennoCon 2026 went down on July 11 in London, Ontario, and Digital Extremes did not hold back. This was pitched as the biggest event in Warframe history, and the reveal list backs that up. We got the next major narrative chapter, a brand new detective Warframe, Warframe’s first e…

Digital Extremes reveals upcoming Warframe and Soulframe content at TennoCon

Main quest, Warframe Brysko, and more!

Warframe creative director says Destiny 2's end is tragic, because even with hard work 'the business side of this industry always gets the last remark'

"The idea that we aren't in charge of our own goodbye is something I wake up thinking about every single day."

Warframe x Fortnite Collab: Excalibur Skin, On-lyne Track, and V-Bucks Cost

Warframe finally crashed the Fortnite party, and it did it in the biggest way possible. Announced during TennoLive at TennoCon 2026, Digital Extremes is running its first official collaboration with Fortnite in partnership with Epic Games, and it starts immediately. Excalibur, th…

Warframe Reveals Major New Chapter, Playing Card Mini-Game, Fortnite Collab And Much More

And Brysko, a Sentient Warframe. The free-to-play co-op third-person looter shooter Warframe , which made its debut on the Switch 2 in March, held its 11th TennoCon Celebration this week, sharing multiple announcements. Developer Digital Extremes unveiled the next major narrative…

Warframe's next step is its biggest ever, for the developers and players alike

Tau is in sight.

Digital Extremes reveals Warframe's future in a stunning look at what awaits us on Tau

The rain is coming.

TennoCon 2026: Warframe’s First Look At A Whole New System

Digital Extremes revealed the start of a new era for Warframe, as players will finally make the long-awaited journey to the Tau system later this year.

Everything revealed for Warframe and Soulframe at TennoCon 2026

This is everything Digital Extremes has revealed so far about its upcoming plans for Warframe and Soulframe at TennoCon 2026

Gambling, noir detectives, and urinating robots: Warframe's long-awaited Tau update is unlike anything I could possibly have predicted

Warframe finally goes to Tau, with developer Digital Extremes aiming to take its universe in a bold new direction.

TennoCon 2027 will celebrate Warframe and Soulframe July 16 and 17 next year

Are you ready for TennoCon 2027? As the current con wrapped up with TennoLive, Digital Extremes announced the dates for the next fan event highlighting both Warframe and Soulframe. Return to London, Ontario, Canda, on July 16th and 17th, 2027, for the 12th annual TennoCon. While…

Interview: Warframe's Megan Everett on Leaving the Origin System, Noir-Frame Brysko, and Retiring the Unannounced Update Bit

Warframe Community Director Megan Everett sat down with us days before TennoCon 2026. She covered Tau, Brysko, the Banshee rework, and why the unannounced update bit had to die.

Tau isn't "Warframe 2," but it's a bold new step for Digital Extremes

After years of waiting, we're finally heading to Tau in Warframe, but this feels like more than just an update - it's a new chapter.

TennoCon 2026: Running down the big reveals for Warframe and Soulframe at today’s TennoLive

TennoCon 2026 is bigger than ever, encompassing multiple venues, and TennoLive is benefitting with the expansion. This year, the big reveals and live demos were in the Canada Life Place arena along with the TennoConcert and Cosplay Contest, making this the biggest TennoLive yet!…

Warframe's next major update blends Blade Runner, The Sopranos, and film noir in a whole new solar system, coming later this year

Digital Extremes has wrapped up this year's Tennocon Live event with a massive reveal trailer for Warframe 's next major update: Warframe: Tau. This update brings players to a Blade Runner and Sopranos-inspired locale, and tackles themes of addiction and its dangers head-on. Read…

Digital Extremes finally reveal Warframe: Tau, the sci-fi shooter's long-awaited second solar system, and it's a gruesome place indeed

Digital Extremes's venerable looty-shooty mechabody extravaganza Warframe is finally getting a full second solar system, after a warm-up flashback tour in last year's The Old Peace expansion. The developers have just screened a first look at Tau, home of the game's Sentients fact…

Warframe is showing love to Dungeons & Dragons with this ‘legally distinct’ RPG

Amir finally gets to play Fables & Frontiers this August as part of a larger Amir's Shockwave update for Digital Extremes' Warframe

Warframe devs say adding Critical Role's Matt Mercer is a ‘dream come true’

Critical Role’s Matt Mercer is making his way into Warframe in the Tau expansion, and we asked Digital Extremes how that finally happened

TennoCon 2026 news: Warframe's Banshee is getting a rework

The sound-based Warframe Banshee will be revamped with the fall 2026 update, Iceblade of Narin

Warframe: Tau Breaks Beyond the Origin System After a Decade, Sending Tenno to a Rain-Soaked Criminal City Called Fornax

TennoCon 2026 delivered another big Warframe reveal by Digital Extremes, headlined by a brand-new Narrative Chapter that pushes the game beyond the Origin System for the first time, a new Chimera Warframe voiced by Matthew Mercer, and a full slate of cosmetic, seasonal, and endga…

As Video Game Industry Burns, Warframe's Devs Aren't Taking Anything For Granted

“I feel very lucky to be working on this game and to have this dev team and the community that we’ve built, because I’m no stranger to the fact that it could all end tomorrow"

Warframe lead Rebecca Ford says Destiny 2's death is "horrible news" for everyone: "Not the first time it's happened, and it'll happen again"

"The idea that we aren't in charge of our own goodbye is something I wake up thinking about every single day"

Meet Brysko, Warframe’s First Detective Frame Shown at TennoCon 2026

During TennoLive on July 11, Digital Extremes pulled the curtain back on its newest Warframe, Brysko, as part of the big Tau System showcase. Tau has been teased for a while now, with DE leaning into the idea that the System is finally in sight and that old wounds are not so easi…

Warframe "Mesa Heirloom Collection" Available Now

Mesa likin' dis