MachineGames is developing Wolfenstein 3, Xbox has confirmed, with Brian Bloom and Debra Wilson returning as B.J. Blazkowicz and Grace Walker.
The announcement came on November 12 during Xbox’s 25th anniversary celebrations. A new numbered entry is officially in production, but no release date, launch window or platform list has been announced.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced the project on X. In the statement reproduced by IGN, she said: “Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at Machine Games.”
Sharma described Wolfenstein as one of gaming’s most important franchises and said she looked forward to sharing more.
MachineGames confirms Wolfenstein 3 production
The Swedish developer and franchise creators id Software also confirmed the project, according to IGN. The announcement included a photograph showing part of a script. A separate image of Bloom and Wilson in the developer’s motion-capture studio confirmed their return.
Bloom reprises series protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz, while Wilson returns as Grace Walker. Their involvement connects the new project to the established cast, although the developers have not set out the wider story.
The production announcement is a significant update for followers of the studio’s video games: it replaces speculation about another numbered installment with an explicit confirmation.
A return after The New Colossus and Indiana Jones
MachineGames released Wolfenstein: The New Order in 2014 and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus in 2017. Wolfenstein 3 will be the next numbered entry after The New Colossus.
The franchise did not stop entirely in 2017: Wolfenstein: Youngblood arrived in 2019. The new announcement therefore concerns a return to the numbered series, not the first Wolfenstein game of any kind since The New Colossus.
MachineGames subsequently developed Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, released in 2024. Its new announcement brings attention back to Wolfenstein and the continuing story of B.J. Blazkowicz.
No release date or platforms announced
Xbox and MachineGames have not announced when Wolfenstein 3 will launch or which systems will receive it. Nintendo Life also reports that platforms and a release window remain undisclosed.
The announcement should not be read as confirmation of console exclusivity, a PlayStation or Nintendo version, a PC release date or subscription availability. Those details require separate announcements.
The script photograph is a production tease rather than a full story reveal. It does not establish the campaign’s scale, its final setting or how close the project is to completion.
Official confirmation follows earlier reports
The announcement follows reporting earlier in the year that another Wolfenstein game was being developed. The November statement changes its status from a reported project to an officially confirmed production.
MachineGames studio head Jerk Gustafsson had also previously described B.J.’s story as a planned trilogy, IGN reports. That background explains the anticipation surrounding a third numbered installment, but it does not substitute for an announced plot or release schedule.
