Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at MachineGames, with Brian Bloom returning as BJ Blazkowicz and Debra Wilson reprising her role as Grace Walker. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma also confirmed a separate new game at id Software, directed by Hugo Martin.
The Bethesda announcement, published on November 13, names the returning Wolfenstein actors but gives no release date, launch window or platform list for either project. MachineGames says it will share more when it is ready.
Bloom and Wilson's return brings back two resistance fighters from Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. That game's Steam listing records its PC release in October 2017 and describes BJ's campaign to rally resistance leaders in Nazi-occupied America.
The series has visited a later period since then. Wolfenstein: Youngblood, released on PC in July 2019, follows BJ's twin daughters, Jess and Soph, in occupied Paris 19 years after Wolfenstein II. It supports co-op or solo play. Bethesda's new announcement does not explain where Wolfenstein 3 fits in that timeline or detail its gameplay.
Hugo Martin directs id Software's next game
id Software says its Texas and Frankfurt teams are working on the new game, with Martin returning as game director. Unlike Wolfenstein 3, the project has not been named in the announcement, which does not identify it as a new Doom or Quake entry.
The studio's next playable addition is Slaughter Mode for Doom: The Dark Ages on November 16. It introduces escalating rounds of randomized enemies, bosses and arenas, with rewards that stack as players continue.
The mode comes at no additional cost to owners of Revelations, the Premium Edition or the Premium Upgrade. Bethesda does not list base-game ownership alone as qualifying for access.