The developer responsible for Darkness 2’s and Bioshock 2’s multiplayer gameplay, Digital Extremes, has announced its next PC title, Warframe, as a free-to play third-person shooter. Just like everyone else, we like free things too, so we got curious.
Warframe may not accurately convey the combat and characters in which it contains. The mental image I get of the free to play game from Digital Extremes is of some big hulking robot, but as the latest alpha trailer shows a warframe is anything but. Can you say robotic ninjas? There's no slow lumbering combat here, just fast paced third person action with plenty of explosions, swords, and co-op.
There's a beta planned for the game this Fall, and Digital Extremes has said they'll be announcing a more exact date soon. Warframe will feature four player online co-op when launched on the PC.
Digital Extreme Development Team members casually discuss two more of Warframe’s upcoming, epic characters, Loki and Mag, while drinking delicious coffee. After we watched this video, we immediately saw the similarities between Loki and Mag with their Borderlands 2 counterparts, Zero and Maya, and got extremely excited for its release day.
We’ve been very interested in seeing Warframe's epic combat mechanics in full action, and we are closer than ever to that moment. The game is currently in beta format (you can join it by going here), but there’s still plenty of awesome changes going on behind the scenes that gamers ought to see, like kickass ninja moves.
If you are a frequent PC game player, and you own Steam, chances are you have seen the game Warframe pop up on your Steam browser at some point. Or, perhaps you have been following the game for some time, and were eager to give it a spin. Regardless of where you started Waframe, you and over one million players have become cyborg ninjas in just two weeks. Since the release of the Warframe open beta on March 18th, over one million players have signed on, spanning over 100 countries.
The corner continues to grow for Sony and the Playstation 4 as more and more developers are throwing their hats in the ring for support of the next generation console. The latest to do so is developer Digital Extremes, a company who has 20 years of success with such titles under their belt as Unreal, Dark Sector, and The Darkness II. They also released a very cool free-to-play game recently for the PC called Warframe. a cooperative action/rpg hybrid, that plays like a dream, will be making it's way to the Playstation 4. Perhaps the best news is that it will be a launch title for the console.
In addition to NOVA, Update 9 also expands the Orikin Void with additional Defense, Capture, and Mobile Defense missions. There is also a new set of blueprints for players to collect. The Grineer Galleon will be receiving new Mobile Defense, Spy, Deception, and Capture missions as well. For good measure, the latest title update also includes new items. These items include a rapid-fire shotgun and ninja stars. Finally, there are additional fixes to clan dojos.
In Warframe you take control of a Tenno, a warrior of the blade. You don one of 14 different Warframes, each with their own look and abilities. I chose the Excalibur, a frame designed for mobility and offense. Jason ended up purchasing a frame called Frost, which offered special abilities based on freezing enemies. The other frames can be crafted by finding raw materials, blue prints, and pieces over time, or they can be purchased outright with platinum.
The main focus of this recent update are a couple of new Tennos, or the titular Warframes, a new tileset/level and boss, and a new mission type. This is in addition to the new weapons, mods, and sentinel. Like I said, there's a lot going on in this update. Details and a video of the devs talking about the new features and showing them off can be found below.
You take the role of a master warrior called the Tenno. Skilled warriors with blade and gun, the Tenno are needed to battle the Grineer, whose vast armies are diverging across the solar system like a virus. It’s a typical power struggle story, but it adds a nice background for the purpose of your fighting.
The Quickfire Indie Bundle dumps the pay what you want model in favor of a simple price that supports both indie developers and the Special Effect charity. Several single player games make up the bulk of the bundle, including Guardians of Graxia, Septerra Core, Space Pirates and Zombies, and Dark Sector. Co-op games include Cannon Fodder 3, a tactical action game that supports four players online, and Warframe, which is a bit of a special case. Instead of getting a copy of the third person shooter, you get $10 worth of in-game credit to redeem (170 platinum). Kind of makes since seeing as how the game is free to download and all.
Warframe's Update 11: VALKYR UNLEASHED (yeah, all caps, baby!) is packed with new environments, weapons, warframes, bosses, UI improvements, gameplay tweaks and more. Topping the list is a new codex system that allows players to scan enemies and objects to glean important information. Scan more things, get more XP, unlock more things. In short, scan all the things. A new damage system has also been implemented, breaking physical hits into categories (puncture, impact, slash) to allow for varied resistances. No more spamming the attack button, you'll need to spend some more time learning each foe's weaknesses in order to take them down.
The latest update for the free to play 4 player co-op shooter means that the PS4 and PC are now at the same level. The Valkyr Unleashed update adds missions, bosses and weapons to the game. The full details are right here, right now:
Update 11.5's biggest feature is the new Warframe, dubbed "Oberon." Looking a bit like a nature druid, this new frame has a few offensive capabilities that utilize the new Radiation damage type, as well as an aura type ability that heals your fellow Tenno. Full details of the update are below:
We felt it was a good time to dive back into a game about space ninjas. Last night we streamed a whole bunch of slicing and dicing action in Warframe on the PC. Below are two highlights from the action. The first video is a three player co-op battles against one of the early bosses in the game while the second showcases a special survival map called the tower that you can only access if you obtain a key.
PS4 fans are pretty psyched about Warframe if Digital Extreme's claims are to be believed. The free to play co-op shooter is currently the second most downloaded app on the Playstation 4 Store. While Sony hasn't dished out the exact numbers yet, they have commented it is more than two million downloads, with over seven million systems sold.
