Digital Extremes’ annual Warframe fan conference, TennoCon, is what developer Digital Extremes makes use of to showcase the sport’s group and provides again to followers with attention-grabbing dev talks in addition to a slew of bulletins and divulges that blow our minds. TennoCon 2024 was completely no exception.

Main as much as TennoCon 2024, everyone knew there could be an enormous give attention to Warframe: 1999. That is the sport’s subsequent main enlargement, however there have been so many extra surprises from the occasion, a few of that are coming to Warframe a lot before you may suppose. As the sport continues to develop, Digital Extremes has proven by means of the occasion that it’s placing in an growing quantity of labor to not solely sustain with participant demand for brand new content material however exceed it.

All the pieces introduced throughout TennoCon 2024

Under, I’ve highlighted every thing that was proven at TennoCon 2024. Even when you watched the occasion stay, you might have missed a number of of those as a result of there have been many minor bulletins alongside the 2 large gameplay demos that have been absolutely the spotlight of the present.

Warframe: 1999 demo and launch window

The primary focus of TennoCon 2024 that all of us knew entering into was a gameplay demo for Warframe: 1999. The demo follows Arthur from a small base the place he and 5 different Protoframes are hiding out as he follows a lead on a well-recognized character who has taken refuge on this time interval.

I feel the demo is wonderful as a result of it reveals off a novel a part of the Warframe universe that’s closely impressed by the 90s. The retro aesthetic blends nicely with the in-game historical past to make for a world that feels grounded, and one of the best half is we’ll have the ability to discover it later this 12 months. The discharge window for this enlargement is winter 2024. The story revolves across the New 12 months’s Eve countdown in 1999, so it feels applicable that we’d get to play it as we depend right down to 2025.

An Infested boyband

All through the Warframe: 1999 demo, an authentic boyband tune impressed by the 90s and voiced by Nick Apostolides, voice actor for Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 4 Remake, Get together of Your Lifetime. The boyband consists of Infested characters who occupy a stadium within the Sol System, and whereas we don’t know a lot about the way you’ll work together with them, I can let you know that the tune is offered now on YouTube and must be coming to Spotify within the close to future.

The tune was an enormous hit with the press through the preview occasion for the enlargement, so I count on followers to really feel the identical. Simply the concept of a sci-fi zombie alien boyband sounds fully mad, however it matches so extremely nicely in Warframe.

Warframe‘s first romance system

Warframe: 1999 encompasses a whole of six Protoframes, and gamers management one in all them, Arthur. All through the enlargement’s story, you’ll be able to ship messages as Arthur to all the opposite Protoframes and develop his relationship with them to safe a New 12 months’s Eve kiss.

Notice that this was solely teased through the gameplay demo, and probably the most motion I noticed was typing. Nevertheless, I feel it’s good how Digital Extremes has introduced the outdated MSN Messenger days again to life in a approach that feels tangible and essential to the story.

Cyte-09, a brand new Warframe

We solely get a quick glimpse of him within the Warframe: 1999 demo, however Cyte-09 is a brand new Warframe that can be added to the sport with this enlargement. By the brand new Gemini Pores and skin System, gamers will have the ability to take it into battle within the modern-day, utilizing this sharpshooter’s abilities to hunt for fortunes from Void Relics because it as soon as did for treasure in one other life.

Gemini Pores and skin System and new mounts and weapons

Some of the shocking reveals from the Warframe: 1999 demo was the Gemini Pores and skin System. This enlargement has a few of the most in depth voice performing of any in Warframe‘s historical past, particularly due to this method. As soon as the enlargement is out this winter, you’ll have the ability to change seamlessly between your modern-day Warframe and a Protoframe pores and skin.

Every Protoframe could have one thing to say to you as you turn to them, once you struggle, and even when you’re not utilizing them. The system is excellent, including one other layer of customization to the sport as a result of it saves your customized setup for each your Warframe and your Protoframe.

Along with that system, the enlargement provides an Atomicycle mount that you could unlock and summon at any level in its world. This futuristic motorbike is able to 90-degree turns and dodging bullets. Lastly, there are extra weapons just like the AX-52 Rifle which are grounded weapons primarily based on ones you may see in actual life.

Make a Want achievement in Warframe: 1999

Certainly one of Warframe‘s voice actors found that the Make a Want Basis had obtained a request from one of many many kids it helps to develop into a voice actor and should have followers. The developer labored with the inspiration throughout TennoCon 2024 to get this little one’s voice recorded and added into Warframe: 1999, the place they’ll be a everlasting addition to the universe followers can hear ceaselessly.

The primary a part of this want was fulfilled by the developer recording and including the voice to the sport, however the second half, to have followers, was fulfilled by the group on the occasion and at house cheering them on. You possibly can hear the voice early on within the enlargement’s demo as Arthur walks as much as an arcade machine that begins up and runs what seems like an attractive audio commercial for passers-by.

The Lotus Eaters quest

In August 2024, nicely earlier than Warframe: 1999 is launched, we’re going to be getting a model new prologue quest referred to as The Lotus Eaters for many who have accomplished every thing up to now and need a bit extra to arrange themselves for the upcoming enlargement.

I don’t have many particulars on what this quest will entail apart from the truth that Digital Extremes has confirmed we’ll be assembly up with a well-recognized character as soon as once more. I’ll depart you to ponder the important thing artwork above and marvel who that is perhaps.

Sevagoth Prime

In the end, it’s time for Sevagoth Prime to enter Warframe. This beautiful new model of what I can solely describe because the Warframe equal of demise itself appears to be like attractive. As with all Prime Warframes, you’ll have the ability to decide this one up by cracking Void Relics or buying Prime Entry when it’s launched in August alongside The Lotus Eaters quest.

Everlasting Heirloom Skins for Ember and Rhino

Excessive-fidelity Heirloom skins for Ember and Rhino are returning to Warframe and can now not be time-gated. They’re completely out there to those that need to decide them up. Ember’s is again within the sport proper now, whereas Rhino’s is charging again into the fray in 2025.

Warframe: 1999 anime brief

Lastly, Digital Extremes introduced that it’s collaborating with animation studio The Line on a Warframe: 1999 anime brief. I don’t know what kind of story the anime will present us, however it’s slated to discover extra of the enlargement’s world and produce Waframe into a brand new medium for everybody to get pleasure from.

Soulframe demo and new Preludes content material

Soulframe is the subsequent sport Digital Extremes is engaged on, one which’s been in an early entry kind for a while now. This early entry program, Soulframe Preludes, can be receiving new content material for these collaborating to play by means of and provides suggestions on.

The Soulframe Devstream at TennoCon 2024 confirmed these content material off, together with a brand new Ancestor to rescue, a model new world boss to defeat, and one other main boss teaser. The brand new boss is a grotesque amalgamation of a bear’s physique and cranium with moose heads as antlers and appears completely terrifying.

Given the early entry nature of Soulframe, the developer hasn’t supplied a window for when this new content material can be added. However the teaser gave us yet one more fascinating look into the sport’s world, one I’m extraordinarily excited to discover.

TennoCon 2025 dates revealed

Now that TennoCon 2024 is over, it’s time to look to the longer term. Digital Extremes introduced that TennoCon 2025 would return to London, Ontario, Canada, from July 18 to 19, 2024. For those who missed out this 12 months and wished to attend, ensure you e book your tickets as quickly as they develop into out there.