Academy AwardⓇ-nominated director helps explain ‘Warframe’ (kind of); plus new trailer for ‘Soulframe’ Founders featuring BAFTA Breakthrough 2024 actor Jennifer English
LOS ANGELES – Dec. 11, 2025 – Digital Extremes debuted two new trailers at The Game Awards to celebrate recent major updates to Warframe and Soulframe, with star-studded guest appearances.
Featuring award-winning filmmaker and actor Werner Herzog (The Mandalorian, Ghost Elephants) as an enigmatic personification of The Indifference, Warframe’s live-action short hints at the many mysteries to be discovered and unraveled across the game’s expansive far future sci-fi narrative. Its latest chapter, The Old Peace, launched yesterday and is available for free now on all platforms.
Featuring Golden Joystick winner and 2024 BAFTA Breakthrough actor Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Baldur’s Gate III), Soulframe’s trailer debuts a sneak peek at what its Founders’ paths have to offer intrigued players and what the future holds for Digital Extremes’ latest online action fantasy adventure, as it embraces themes of healing and redemption from corruption.
Werner Herzog embodies The Indifference in a live-action short premiered at The Game Awards
“The Game Awards is a special night, and it’s inspiring to see different industries come together to celebrate the craft of game making,” said Rebecca Ford, Warframe Creative Director. “That’s exactly why our partnership with Werner Herzog was so perfect for this trailer. He brought a totally fresh perspective to Warframe, embracing its strange beauty and human core. This collaboration allowed us to see our own world we created through different eyes, and we have never been more sure of Warframe’s future for 2026 and beyond. Thank you to everyone who helped us survive for more than 12 years. We look forward to continuing to be weird and doing things our own way to serve our communities across every medium we can.”
Ahead of The Game Awards, Digital Extremes hosted special guests and industry cohorts at The GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live for a celebration of The Old Peace launch, including: Ben Starr (Final Fantasy XVI), Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 4), Jennifer English (Claire Obscur: Expedition 33), Sam Haft (Hazbin Hotel), Zach Aguilar (Demon Slayer), Ryan Colt Levy (Chainsaw Man), Neil Newbon (Baldur’s Gate III) and dozens of industry personalities. Together, they celebrated the launch of The Old Peace narrative chapter for Warframe. Event photos can be found here, please credit Getty Images for event photo highlights.
Soulframe’s Pre-Alpha stage for PC, known as Soulframe Preludes, recently introduced the opportunity for players to directly support the game at its very foundations. By becoming a Founder, players gain instant access to Soulframe Preludes, inviting them to experiment with the game’s systems, explore its world, and help guide its growth with feedback. Choose between four bundles encompassing exclusive character Pacts, weapons, armour, cosmetics, a Warframe crossover weapon skin, Preludes invite codes for friends, and more.
Watch The Game Awards’ Soulframe Founders trailer starring Jennifer English here
“Soulframe Founders feels more like a leap forward than just a simple step for this new adventure of ours,” said Geoff Crookes, Soulframe Creative Director. “We’re inviting players to plant their roots in Alca and help define everything that comes next. So please join us, won’t you?”
For more information on Warframe and full patch notes on everything available in The Old Peace update, please visit our official website here. Keep an eye on Bluesky, Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok accounts for regular updates.
To sign up for Soulframe Preludes, visit the official website. Players signing up for the access queue are randomly drawn weekly for Soulframe Preludes, Digital Extremes’ ongoing closed free Pre-Alpha test available for PC. Players can also instantly unlock access to Soulframe Preludes by joining as a Founder. For more information, please visit the Soulframe news page of the website, wishlist the full release on Steam, join the Discord, or follow Soulframe on Bluesky, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube.
About Warframe
Warframe® has evolved the looter-shooter genre since its debut on PC in 2013, becoming a multi-generational game with more than 85 million registered players across multiple console and mobile platforms. In this free sci-fi epic, players join an ancient class of warriors, the Tenno, and fight their way through an ever-expanding universe of more than 18 planets and 60 Warframes, with four open worlds to discover. With unrivaled customization, an intriguing narrative, and one of the most welcoming communities in gaming, players can define their playstyle and become an unstoppable force with a squad. Warframe’s success has led to the creation of TennoCon, where thousands of fans descend upon the heart of Digital Extremes’ creative operations in London, Ontario, annually to discover the future of the game. For more information about Warframe, please visit: www.warframe.com.
About Soulframe
Soulframe® is an upcoming free-to-play open-world fantasy adventure from Digital Extremes and the imaginative minds behind the genre-defining Warframe®. Heavily influenced by themes of nature and restoration, Soulframe® promises a personal journey of discovery through a handcrafted world. Explore an ancient, broken land and inherit the courage, spirit, and grace of Ancestors to mend earthly flesh and heal its land from Ode’n reign. Players can sign up on the official game website for a chance to play an early test build of the game. For more information about Soulframe®, please visit: www.soulframe.com.
About Digital Extremes
Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world’s top video game development studios. Originating 30 years ago with the co-creation of Epic Games’ multi-million unit selling Unreal® franchise, including Unreal and Unreal Tournament, Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector®, BioShock® for the PlayStation®3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness® II. The studio develops its games using its proprietary Evolution Engine and reached critical and commercial success with the free-to-play action game Warframe®, supporting a global community of 85+ million registered players across all major core gaming platforms. Digital Extremes is currently developing its new IP – Soulframe® – with additional updates coming soon. For more information about Digital Extremes, visit www.digitalextremes.com.
