As part of the Xbox’s 25th anniversary celebration at Xbox Fanfest in Seattle today, developer MachineGames confirmed what had long been rumored: that Wolfenstein 3 is in development.
MachineGames will once again be developing it. Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus was released to rave reviews in 2017, but MachineGames then put the series on hold to develop 2024’s absolutely stellar Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
But now, Wolfenstein is back on the front burner at the Swedish studio. “Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at Machine Games,” Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed on X. “One of gaming’s most important franchises, and a team that has done remarkable work bringing it forward. Looking forward to sharing more.”
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. https://t.co/YyX8LrbTvh
— ASHA (@asha_shar) November 12, 2026
MachineGames added on to Sharma’s post, which shows a page of the Wolfenstein 3 script, saying simply, “His reputation precedes him,” referring to the action described on the script page. “Wolfenstein 3 is in production.” The developers also confirmed that actors Brian Bloom (as B.J. Blazkowicz) and Debra Wilson (as Grace Walker) will return via a photo of the pair in the developer’s motion-capture studio.
Wolfenstein 3 shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Last year, in an interview with Noclip, MachineGames studio head Jerk Gustafsson said the team had “always seen [BJ’s story] as a trilogy,” adding: “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.
“I think that’s important to say, because — at least, I hope — we’re not done with Wolfenstein yet. We have a story to tell.”
That’s not all that Wolfenstein fans have to look forward to, as the pioneering first-person shooter series is also being developed into a TV series at Amazon. Xbox’s official 25th anniversary is this Sunday, November 15.
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s executive editor of previews and host of IGN’s weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, and a co-host of Next-Gen Console Watch. He’s a North Jersey guy, so it’s “Taylor ham,” not “pork roll.” Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.
