Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced on Thursday that Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at developer MachineGames.
The announcement arrived as Xbox prepared for its 25th anniversary celebrations, which culminate on November 15, 2026. Sharma shared the news on social media alongside an image of a script page for the upcoming title.
“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. Looking forward to sharing more,” said Sharma, The Verge reported.
MachineGames has served as Bethesda’s Wolfenstein developer since 2014, when the studio released Wolfenstein: The New Order. The studio followed with Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus in 2017, and the co-op spinoff Wolfenstein: Youngblood in 2019.
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. Looking forward to sharing more. pic.twitter.com/YyX8LrbTvh
Following Sharma’s statement, MachineGames released its own post on social media.
“His reputation precedes him. Wolfenstein 3 is in production,” said MachineGames.
The studio also published a photograph from a motion-capture session confirming the return of key cast members. Brian Bloom will return to voice and perform motion capture for protagonist William Joseph “BJ” Blazkowicz, while Debra Wilson reprises her role as Grace Walker.
The script page shared by Sharma indicates that the game’s opening chapter is titled “Nazitraz” and features an interrogation scene involving Blazkowicz. Studio director Jerk Gustafsson said previously that the team at MachineGames always planned the modern series as a trilogy.
The franchise originally launched in 1981 through Muse Software before id Software took it over, establishing an alternate history World War II setting centered on the protagonist’s resistance against Nazi Germany. MachineGames is based in Uppsala, Sweden, and marked its 15th anniversary in 2025.
Before shifting focus back to the shooter series, the studio developed the 2024 release Indiana Jones and the Great Circle in partnership with Lucasfilm Games and executive producer Todd Howard, alongside subsequent downloadable content such as The Order of Giants in 2025.
Additional announcements delivered by Sharma during the same anniversary celebration window included confirmation that id Software has started work on its own new game, alongside news concerning DOOM: The Dark Ages. Neither platform details nor an official release date have been provided for the upcoming shooter.
“That journey for BJ, even during those first weeks at id Software, when we mapped out New Order — we still had the plan for at least BJ, what would happen in the second one and what would happen in the third one,” Gustafsson told Noclip.
Earlier coverage: MachineGames Confirmed a Sequel to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus