Wolfenstein 3 is officially being made at MachineGames, giving players confirmation of a new entry nine years after Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus arrived in 2017. Brian Bloom will return as BJ Blazkowicz, while Debra Wilson is coming back as Grace Walker, bringing two established characters into the next game.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed the project on November 12 during Xbox’s 25th anniversary celebrations, as its FanFest tour reached Seattle. MachineGames also confirmed that work on the next installment is underway, with the studio publicly identifying its returning performers alongside the production news.
The Story MachineGames Is Returning To
The last mainline game followed Blazkowicz through an alternative version of the 1960s in which Nazi Germany had emerged victorious from the Second World War. Its follow-up now brings MachineGames back to a series it paused while making Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which came out in 2024.
Wolfenstein did receive another release between those projects: Wolfenstein: Youngblood arrived in 2019 as a cooperative spinoff centered on Blazkowicz’s two daughters. That game followed a different pair of protagonists, whereas the newly confirmed cast for Wolfenstein 3 includes both Blazkowicz and Walker.
The studio had already signaled that it had more narrative ground to cover before this confirmation made the project official. In a Noclip interview last year, MachineGames studio head Jerk Gustafsson expressed hope that its work on Wolfenstein would continue and said there was still a story for the team to tell.
The reveal offered a small glimpse of that work through a photograph showing part of the game’s script, shared by Sharma when she disclosed the project. MachineGames also shared a photograph taken during motion capture, with IGN identifying Bloom and Wilson together at the developer’s studio.
Sharma explicitly connected the new production to continuing the franchise’s narrative, saying: “This is a franchise with an important place in gaming history, and I’m excited to see the team continue its story.”
Wolfenstein 3 still has no announced release window, and Sharma has indicated that more details will follow.
