Warframe’s creators are making a new fantasy MMO called Soulframe

polygon.com:

Saturday at Tennocon, Warframe developer Digital Extremes showed plenty of new content coming to its sci-fi ninja-flipping MMO, then revealed another surprise: a “free-to-play action hybrid-MMORPG” called Soulframe.

Soulframe is “a new fantasy IP” that is owned by Airship Syndicate and developed in collaboration with Digital Extremes, Airship Syndicate previously worked on Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Darksiders Genesis, and League of Legends single-player role-playing game spinoff Ruined King: A League of Legends Story.

Digital Extremes will continue to operate and maintain Warframe, with live operations and community director Rebecca Ford stepping in for Steve Sinclair as that game’s creative director. Sinclair and other Digital Extremes veterans will move to development and support for Soulframe.

Soulframe looks like it has some similarities with Warframe, but it also looks like a very distinct property. The game is set in a fantasy world that is powered by technology, allowing for a mix of swords, shields, magic, and high-powered artillery. Soulframe creative director Geoff Crookes described the themes of the game as “nature and humanity colliding” and “ideas of restoration and exploration.” You can watch a slightly NSFW teaser trailer for Soulframe on YouTube.

Warframe has been active for nearly a decade, so Digital Extremes’ leadership has a proven track record in getting a live-service game to grow and develop. A release date for Soulframe was not announced.