MachineGames is bringing William Joseph “BJ” Blazkowicz back on another Nazi hunt, as the studio has now begun production on the long-rumoured third entry of the FPS franchise reboot, Wolfenstein 3.
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
Coinciding with its announcement at Xbox’s 25th anniversary celebration at Xbox Fanfest in Seattle, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma took to social media to share the news, writing, “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.”
Sharma’s post was also accompanied by an image of the game’s script, which outlines the opening scene of Chapter 1, “Nazitraz”. In it, BJ takes part in an interrogation of a man named Otto, who’s understandably terrified of the legendary Nazi killer, alongside the return of Fergus, possibly signalling that his survival in Wolfenstein: The New Order was the canon choice.
The script also teases the main plot of Wolfenstein 3, turning the tables on the Nazi’s following the events of 2017’s Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and the death of General Irene Engel. It seems like the broadcast from BJ and team urging the people to rise up against their oppressors had worked, with the Nazis now on the loosing end. Of course, there will surely be a spanner in the works, perhaps a last ditch effort by the Nazi’s to gain the upper hand in the war once more.
Additionally, MachineGames also posted the news on its social media pages, adding that actors Brian Bloom and Debra Wilson will return as BJ and Grace Walker, respectively, with an accompanying image of the pair in the developer’s motion-capture studio.
Wolfenstein is a series of alternate history World War II video games originally developed by Muse Software, and told the story of a world ruled by the Nazis. The first game in the franchise, Castle Wolfenstein, was released in 1981, and saw three sequels after, alongside two reboots – the 2009 Raven Software game simply titled Wolfenstein, and MachineGames and Bethesda’s Wolfenstein: The New Order in 2014.
The latest reboot franchise was always meant to be a trilogy, so it will be interesting to see how the studio wraps up BJ’s modern storyline with Wolfenstein 3. The franchise is also being transformed into a TV series with Amazon and Fallout producer Patrick Somerville at the helm.
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