Wolfenstein 3 Officially Confirmed in Development at MachineGames

Wolfenstein 3 is officially in development. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma made the announcement as part of Xbox’s 25th anniversary celebrations. Swedish studio MachineGames, which made the previous games in the rebooted series and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, is working on the project.

“Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at MachineGames. One of gaming’s most important franchises, and a team that has done remarkable work bringing it forward,” Sharma wrote. MachineGames confirmed the news with a short post of its own: “His reputation precedes him. Wolfenstein 3 is in production.”

According to Xbox, Brian Bloom is returning as protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz, and Debra Wilson is back as Grace Walker, the resistance leader from Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.

It wasn’t the only big announcement for the anniversary. Sharma also revealed that DOOM: The Dark Ages is getting Slaughter Mode and confirmed id Software’s next game.

Along with the announcement, Sharma shared a photo that appears to show the first page of the Wolfenstein 3 script. The game’s first chapter is titled “Nazitraz,” likely a nod to Alcatraz prison. The scene opens in an interrogation cell, where B.J. talks to a German-speaking character named Otto, while the hero’s longtime ally Fergus shows up nearby. Nobody knows yet who Otto is. He could be a new character or one of the series’ returning villains.

The game’s title, platforms, and release date haven’t been revealed.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus came out in 2017 and ended with B.J. and his allies sparking an uprising against the Nazis in America. Fans have been waiting for the main story to continue ever since. In 2019, the spinoff Wolfenstein: Youngblood put B.J.’s twin daughters in the lead, but the series never got a true sequel.

After that, MachineGames focused on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which came out in 2024 to strong reviews. Now the studio is finally going back to Wolfenstein.