Warframe: 1999 gets a new demo this October

Digital Extremes, the studio behind Warframe, is putting a whole lot of marketing effort in pushing the game’s fancy new flagship content update. The upcoming Warframe: 1999 promises to push the game into an exciting new direction, and we’re getting a demo to show it off in short order.

More specifically, Digital Extremes has just announced that Warframe: 1999 is due to receive a sizeable demo around mid-October. If that sounds like a repeat of something that might’ve happened already, you’re not entirely wrong. The recent Lotus Eaters questline was kind-of-sort-of a prologue to 1999, though it turned out to be extremely short and unsatisfying in the end. We did get the AX-52, at least, but it’s not like Warframe is lacking in the weapon department. So, the October demo is poised to deliver a tad more 1999 goodness, and it sure does sound fancy.

Warframe: 1999 demo is coming soon, featuring the Protokol Longsword

As per Digital Extremes’ recent announcement, the new Warframe: 1999 demo is going to release on October 16, and it will deliver our first in-depth look at the DLC’s offerings. We’ll be getting all of the following content as part of this update:

• A (small) section of Höllvania, the city where Warframe: 1999 takes place.
• Rideable Atomicycle vehicle.
• Our first proper look at the new Scaldra faction of combatants.
• New take on the classic ‘Extermination’ mission.
• Protokol Longsword Skin

The only way to unlock the Protokol skin for our Longsword weapon class will be to complete the Warframe: 1999 demo in its entirety. A solid incentive if there ever was one, I’d say. This sword and the AX-52 will fit quite nicely with the rest of the Protokol weapons inspired by the old Dark Sector title, which I may or may not be a fan of.

Things are looking quite snazzy overall, then, and I’ve got to say I am quite fond of Warframe: 1999‘s new retro-futuristic aesthetic. Revisiting the ’90s in what is, ostensibly, a retrofit of the Dark Sector storyline into Warframe‘s main narrative is something I’ve wanted for years now. In the interim, I quit playing Warframe and picked up Destiny 2 in its stead, which worked great until very recently. Now, with 1999 on the horizon, I see myself getting back into Warframe even if only for a little while, and even if only for the sake of nostalgia.

One thing’s for sure: it’s hard to argue against the fact that Digital Extremes is extremely keen on pushing Warframe into all sorts of directions, both for the better and for the worse. Let’s hope that 1999 ends up being every bit as promising as it looks.