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At TennoCon 2026, Warframe’s Rebecca Ford described Destiny 2’s sudden sunset as horrible and terrifying, highlighting how business decisions can strip developers of control over their own endings; the piece frames Destiny 2’s end as a caution for live-service games, even as Warframe presses on with new projects.
At TennoCon, Digital Extremes debuted Tau and its first region, Fornax, previewing Brysko and a noir-tinged expansion that doubles down on Warframe’s story over trends. The interview highlights the studio’s discipline—avoiding overnight fads, balancing content for new and veteran players, and resisting instant unlocks—to keep a 13-year-old live-service game fresh. Amid industry turmoil and layoffs elsewhere, the team says they’re grateful for their community and will stay the course, even as Tau’s full release later this year introduces new features like the Sentients’ Portau card game. Warframe’s longevity, they argue, comes from making a good game first and letting engagement follow.
Digital Extremes revealed Warframe: Tau at Tennocon 2026, a major update introducing a Blade Runner- and Sopranos-inspired open world in the Fornax/Origin System. Players follow detective Brysko through a moody, rain-soaked city with The Bloom drug, Sentients in the casino, a new card mini-game, multiple hubs, two regions, and mission types, plus a spin on the Steel Path. The update lands later this year, alongside fall content including Iceblade of Narin and other cosmetics and reworks (Citrine, Banshee deluxe skins, Qorvex).
Destiny 2 is ending updates from Bungie, prompting Warframe's team to express heartbreak and emphasize that healthy competition benefits the genre, while honoring Bungie's legacy and looking ahead to Warframe's future updates and events.
Warframe’s team expresses heartbreak over Destiny 2’s end and cessation of updates, stressing that no one is celebrating Bungie’s shutdown. Warframe community director Megan Everett notes the sadness across the industry, while Digital Extremes’ Rebecca Ford recalls Bungie’s legacy as central to Warframe’s origins. The piece highlights that rival studios can compete yet respect each other, and that Destiny’s demise underscores the broader challenges and impact of live-service games on players.
Bungie announced Destiny 2 will stop receiving new content after June 9, keeping the game online but with no further updates as it shifts focus to Marathon and other projects. Warframe’s Rebecca Ford called the decision “unthinkable” and attributed it to the business side of the industry, while Bungie reportedly weighs layoffs as it pivots away from Destiny 2 toward new games; Destiny 2 will not go offline, and a Destiny 3 remains unconfirmed.
Developers argue that Steam concurrent player counts aren’t a reliable measure of Marathon’s success. Marathon peaked higher during Server Slam than after release, but the wider context—pricing differences (Marathon is $40 vs. free-to-play Highguard) and platform variance—complicates direct comparisons to Slay the Spire II and other titles. Key figures from Bungie, Warframe, and others call countwatching cringe and emphasize that the Steam ecosystem and market competition mean Marathon’s fate is uncertain and likely to fluctuate rather than doom-chart straight up or down.
Warframe arrives on Switch 2 March 25 with 1080p/60fps, faster load times, improved textures/shaders, and mouse support. The Shadowgrapher update adds a new 4v1 asymmetric mode, Follie’s Hunt, where players paint unfinished paintings to shorten Follie’s cooldowns, plus social/clan UI upgrades, clan missions, and Atramentum, a limited-time event (April 2–23). Logging in from March 25–April 15 grants the Ambimanus Pack, and TennoCon tickets are on sale.
Kevin Afghani, who succeeded Charles Martinet as Mario, told USA Today that he never worked on Nintendo Direct presentations and did not narrate Directs, addressing a long-running online rumor. He reflected on his rising public recognition and his other roles, such as Amir in Warframe, since taking on Mario with Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
The author has optimized Gara in Warframe to become an unstoppable damage-dealing machine by exploiting a synergy between her abilities, creating a constantly active glass cloud that deals hundreds of thousands of damage, though it has led to some gameplay drawbacks and missed opportunities.
Warframe, now in its 12th year, announced major updates including a new story expansion 'The Old Peace,' a fall update to simplify mod systems, and a new star system Tau for 2026. The game is also progressing on a fantasy spin-off, Soulframe, though its release is still uncertain. Additionally, Warframe is awaiting a Nintendo Switch 2 dev kit to optimize performance on the new hardware.
Digital Extremes announced a free upcoming update for Warframe called The Old Peace, launching later in 2025 for PS5 and PS4, featuring new content, a side story, and a new enemy faction, continuing the game's 12-year support and community celebrations.
Warframe, a sci-fi space ninja game, is exploring themes inspired by World War I in its upcoming expansion, The Old Peace, emphasizing human stories within war and conflict, and marking a tonal shift from its previous more humorous content.
Digital Extremes revealed extensive updates for Warframe and Soulframe at TennoCon 2025, including new gameplay, story chapters, and features, with a focus on customization, combat, and upcoming content for 2025 and beyond.
Warframe is introducing a new character Uriel, a devil-themed frame, along with two Protoframes, Harrow and Wisp, forming the 'Devil's Triad' in the upcoming year-end update, with lore involving religious and mythological themes, and Uriel being a sentimental character linked to late developer Mike Brennan.