Xbox and MachineGames confirm Wolfenstein 3 is in production
Brian Bloom and Debra Wilson will reprise their roles; Xbox has not announced a release date or platforms.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced on X on Thursday that Wolfenstein 3 is in production at MachineGames, during Xbox's 25th anniversary celebration. The studio released the last mainline entry, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, in 2017, nearly a decade ago.
Sharma made the announcement at Xbox FanFest in Seattle, the last stop on an eight-city FanFest tour. Her post included a photo showing a page of the Wolfenstein 3 script.
"One of gaming's most important franchises, and a team that has done remarkable work bringing it forward," Sharma wrote.
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.
— ASHA (@asha_shar) November 12, 2026
MachineGames replied with "His reputation precedes him," referring to the script page's action, and added that Wolfenstein 3 is in production. The studio shared a motion-capture session photo from the game, too.
MachineGames confirmed two returning cast members. Brian Bloom will again play protagonist William Blazkowicz, while Debra Wilson will reprise Grace Walker.
"This is a franchise with an important place in gaming history, and I’m excited to see the team continue its story," Sharma said in Xbox's official anniversary recap.
The game will be MachineGames' first Wolfenstein game under Xbox ownership. Microsoft bought the studio's parent company, ZeniMax Media, in March 2021.
Muse Software launched the series in 1981, and id Software later took it up; it now comprises more than a dozen games, according to Variety. The games take place in an alternate-history World War II and largely follow United States Army captain Blazkowicz fighting the Nazis.
MachineGames began developing the series for Bethesda with Wolfenstein: The New Order in 2014. The New Colossus followed in 2017, placing Blazkowicz in an alternate 1960s after Nazi Germany won the war. Wolfenstein: Youngblood, a cooperative spinoff starring his twin daughters, debuted in 2019.
The anniversary announcements reached beyond Wolfenstein. Sharma confirmed that id Software's next project is in development, and Xbox said Halo's cooperative survival mode, Firefight, will come to Halo: Campaign Evolved in a free Winter Update.
Xbox also said Backward Compatibility on PC now includes 25 original Xbox games, including Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Days before the Wolfenstein announcement, Bethesda confirmed The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel as the title of the next Elder Scrolls game.
No details were revealed about the release timing or platforms for Wolfenstein 3.
"Looking forward to sharing more," Sharma wrote in her post.
