Digital Extremes’ Rebecca Ford came to the stage at The Game Awards tonight to officially announce the Dec 13 release date of Warframe: 1999. The expansion's due date was unveiled with a launch trailer that revealed more details about the long-anticipated expansion. The new content will be voiced by a star-studded voice acting roster, featuring the voices of industry veteran actors Amelia Tyler (Baldur’s Gate 3), Ben Starr (Final Fantasy XVI), Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 4 Remake), and Neil Newbon (Baldur’s Gate 3).
Warframe: 1999 takes place in an alternate reality, where New Year's Eve leading into the new century is plagued by a virus outbreak and military occupation. Amid all the unrese rises Arthur, a prototype Warframe that will eventually become the basis for Excalibur. The expansion promises to bring many new characters and a twisty story imbued with a sense of romance and nostalgia.
Everything Revealed About Warframe: 1999 at The Game Awards
New Enemies, Frames, Missions, Locations, And Much More
The latest and largest expansion to Warframe will send players back in time to embark on a single-player quest in 1999 alongside six Protoframe members of The Hex. The mission will have players defending the city of Höllvania against two new formidable enemies, the Scaldra and the Techrot.1999 will also bring the 59th Warframe, the Cyte-09, armed with many useful skills like being able to see and shoot through walls, summon ammo, fade into the background through cloaking, and more.
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Players will have four new mission types to tackle, including a game first that will split eight players into two squads for tense PvPvE battles. Another new feature will let players grow closer to the Protoframes, get to know them better, and maybe even foster some budding romances.
Höllvania City will have lots to explore, including a mall complete with a playable arcade game, Caliber Chicks 2. Other new content includes two new weapons, a brand-new location, cosmetics, and even some quality-of-life upgrades, like increased weapon and Warframe slots capacity and more. The whole adventure will be set to rocking 2000s-inspired jams, which will also be available on streaming platforms at
Warframe: 1999 Goes Hard On The Nostalgia
The Expansion Explores The "What If" Of Y2K
Warframe: 1999 will bring a new adventure to the Warframe universe, adding new ways to enjoy the game and new lore to uncover. But the title promises to deliver one additional thing in spades: nostalgia.
"Our venture into the ‘what if’ Y2K scenario of 1999 has been a passion project for so many of us," says Ford. This means adding plenty of Easter eggs for older players who were around to witness the turn of the century. The team has given special attention to the 90s kids, with Ford adding that she's "excited for all the ‘90s kids to find all the references we’ve baked in." The countdown to Y2K begins all over again tomorrow, December 13, when Warframe: 1999 is released.
Source: The Game Awards
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