Warframe Draws a Hard Line Against Generative AI as Shadowgrapher Expands the Game

A current hot post on r/Games points to GameSpot's PAX East 2026 interview with Warframe community director Megan Everett, and the clearest takeaway is not just about a new patch. Everett used the conversation to draw a public line around how Digital Extremes wants Warframe and Soulframe to be made. After discussing the new Shadowgrapher update, Warframe's March 25 launch on Nintendo Switch 2, and the studio's broader production flow, she said the team is a very non-AI company and that nothing in its games will be AI-generated.

That wording matters because it came attached to a specific failure case, not a vague corporate value statement. Everett told GameSpot that a piece of fan art she highlighted on a regular Thursday stream turned out to be generated with AI, something the audience spotted immediately. She described the experience as frustrating and said it changed how she looks at community submissions. In other words, the anti-AI stance was framed as a response to a trust issue inside a long-running live-service community, not as an abstract talking point.

Why the timing matters

Shadowgrapher adds the new character Follie and the Follie's Hunt mode, giving Warframe a fresh content beat at the same time the studio is making this policy statement.

Warframe also launched on Switch 2 on March 25, and Everett said the team was already responding to player feedback around Joy-Con mouse sensitivity.

Digital Extremes is also continuing to build Soulframe, meaning the studio is trying to scale content and technology across two active projects without leaning on AI-generated output as a shortcut.

That combination is what makes the story more significant than a headline quote on its own. Many studios talk about AI in vague productivity language, leaving room for experiments in art, writing, or asset generation. Everett's phrasing was narrower and more useful: it tells players what the studio does not want inside the shipped experience. It also aligns with the way Warframe has survived for 13 years, which is through a strong relationship with a player base that pays close attention to tone, authorship, and the studio's weekly communication rhythm.

There is still plenty of work ahead for Digital Extremes. Shadowgrapher has to land, the Switch 2 version has to stabilize, and Soulframe has to keep maturing without cannibalizing Warframe's momentum. But that is also why this statement lands now. By making the promise in the middle of active expansion rather than in a quiet off-cycle interview, the studio is effectively saying that faster production is not worth blurring the line on authorship. For a live game that depends on community goodwill, that may be just as important as any single patch feature.