Xbox confirmed on November 12, 2026, that Wolfenstein 3 is in production at MachineGames. Its anniversary announcements also revealed that id Software is working on a separate, unnamed game.
The news confirms two projects without setting a launch timetable. Neither announcement lists release dates or platforms, so it does not establish which consoles or PCs will receive the games.
Wolfenstein 3 brings back familiar voices
According to Bethesda, Brian Bloom will return as BJ Blazkowicz, while Debra Wilson will again play Grace Walker. MachineGames said it is working on the next entry and will share more when it is ready.
GamesRadar also reported the confirmation, describing it as the first main entry since 2017’s Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Its report notes that Xbox did not reveal platforms or release timing.
Where the series left its story
MachineGames describes The New Order as a story set in a world where the Nazis won World War II. BJ fights that regime. In the studio’s account of The New Colossus, the conflict moves to the United States. There, BJ seeks to unite resistance groups.
The same studio explains that Youngblood took a different path, moving the story to Nazi-occupied Paris in the 1980s. Players control BJ’s daughters, Jess or Sophia, and can play with a friend. The games therefore explore different parts of the same fictional world. The new announcement does not yet describe how Wolfenstein 3 will play.
A separate project at id Software
Bethesda says id Software’s Texas and Frankfurt teams are making the studio’s next game. Hugo Martin will return as game director. The announcement gives no title. It therefore does not confirm another Doom game or a return to any other named series.
There is a nearer-term release for existing Doom players. Bethesda says Slaughter Mode arrives in Doom: The Dark Ages on November 16. It brings rounds of randomized enemies, bosses and arenas. It costs nothing extra for owners of Revelations, the Premium Edition or the Premium Upgrade. The announcement does not extend that offer to every base-game owner.
For Wolfenstein 3, the next step remains a fuller reveal. MachineGames has said it will share more when ready, without announcing a date for that update.
Sources: Bethesda, Xbox, MachineGames, GamesRadar
