Wolfenstein 3 Is Officially in Production at MachineGames, and id Software Confirms a New Game

Wolfenstein 3 is officially in development at MachineGames, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced on X as part of Xbox's 25th anniversary celebrations. "Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at @MachineGames," Sharma wrote. "One of gaming's most important franchises, and a team that has done remarkable work bringing it forward. Looking forward to sharing more."

It is the first mainline Wolfenstein game since Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus in 2017. MachineGames paused the series to make Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

What Microsoft Revealed About Wolfenstein 3

Sharma's post included a photo of what appears to be the first page of the game's script. MachineGames followed with its own post, "His reputation precedes him. Wolfenstein 3 is in production," and shared a photo from its motion capture studio. The two posts confirm a few details:

• Brian Bloom returns as B.J. Blazkowicz
• Debra Wilson returns as Grace Walker, the resistance leader from The New Colossus
• the script page suggests the first chapter is called Nazitraz
• the opening scene takes place in an interrogation cell

Microsoft has not announced platforms, a release window, or a trailer. MachineGames has developed Wolfenstein for Bethesda since Wolfenstein: The New Order in 2014. Studio head Jerk Gustafsson said last year that the team had "always seen" B.J.'s story as a trilogy. A Wolfenstein TV series is also in development at Amazon.

id Software Is Working on a New Game

Sharma also confirmed that id Software, the studio behind Doom, has started its next project. "Few studios have shaped the first person shooter genre as much as id Software," she wrote, adding that the team "is already working on its next game."

id Software confirmed the project in a reply. The new game comes from its teams in Texas and Frankfurt, with Hugo Martin returning as game director. "It'll be some time before we're ready to share more," the studio said. id Software has not shared a title or genre.

Both studios are part of ZeniMax Media, which Xbox owns. id Software was hit by the Xbox layoffs in July and reportedly lost more than 130 employees. Studio co director Marty Stratton said in October that id is "working more closely with MachineGames than ever."

Doom: The Dark Ages also gets new content. Slaughter Mode, a horde mode with "escalating rounds of random encounters, bosses and arenas," comes to the Revelations expansion on November 16.

Sharma posted a series of announcements on November 12 ahead of the Xbox anniversary on Sunday, November 15. Neither Microsoft nor MachineGames has said when Wolfenstein 3 will be shown.