MachineGames Developing Wolfenstein 3, Reports Confirm

Reports from multiple outlets indicate that MachineGames, the Swedish studio owned by Bethesda Softworks, is developing Wolfenstein 3, the anticipated third main installment in the rebooted Wolfenstein video game series.

The development news, first detailed in a Windows Central article on Xbox predictions for 2026, was corroborated by Kotaku, which cited its own sources confirming the project. MachineGames, known for reviving the franchise with critically acclaimed titles, has not officially announced the game. However, the studio's leadership has previously expressed commitment to completing the series' narrative arc.

Wolfenstein 3 would mark the first proper sequel since 2017's Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, following the 2014 release of Wolfenstein: The New Order. The studio's most recent Wolfenstein entry, 2019's Wolfenstein: Youngblood, was a cooperative spinoff featuring the twin daughters of protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz searching for him in Nazi-occupied France. That game shifted focus from Blazkowicz, who has driven the main storyline as a resistance fighter battling an alternate-history Nazi regime.

In a September interview with Noclip, MachineGames studio head Jerk...