Wolfenstein 3 Confirmed: MachineGames Is Making It, BJ and Grace Are Back

Wolfenstein 3 is real. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed on November 12 that MachineGames is making it, and Brian Bloom and Debra Wilson are back as BJ Blazkowicz and Grace Walker. No trailer, no release date and no platforms yet. What we got is one page of script.

It came out during Xbox's 25th anniversary day, along with a pile of other news. Sharma posted it on X, and Xbox Wire put it in the day's recap with her quote: "This is a franchise with an important place in gaming history, and I'm excited to see the team continue its story."

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The last proper game in the series was Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus back in 2017. That's eight years of people asking for this one, so yeah, it's a big deal for shooter fans.

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What's actually confirmed

That's it. Everything past this table is either background or stuff we'll find out later.

The script page

Instead of a trailer, Xbox showed a photo of a printed script on a clipboard. The top line reads "Chapter 01 - Nazitraz." The scene is set in an interrogation cell, with a clock showing a couple of minutes before twelve. BJ leans in close to a guy called Otto, and Otto is clearly not happy to see him. The lines further down are pure Wolfenstein, let's just say the swearing is intact.

The name "Nazitraz" has people guessing at a prison level, since it sounds a lot like Alcatraz. That's fans reading into one word though. MachineGames hasn't said what the chapter is or where it takes place.

BJ and Grace are back

For a lot of fans this is the big part. Brian Bloom has been the voice of BJ since The New Order in 2014, and his BJ is a killing machine who also has these quiet, tired inner thoughts. Fans tend to name him as a big reason the series works.

Debra Wilson played Grace Walker, the resistance leader from The New Colossus. She's loud, funny and completely fearless, and fans loved her. Having both of them confirmed means this is a straight continuation of the story, not a reboot or a side game.

Where the series left off

Quick refresher if it's been a while. MachineGames rebooted Wolfenstein with The New Order in 2014, set in an alternate 1960s where the Nazis won the war. Then came The Old Blood in 2015, a prequel. The New Colossus in 2017 took BJ to a Nazi-controlled America and ended with the resistance kicking off a revolution.

After that we got Wolfenstein: Youngblood in 2019, a co-op spin-off set in the 1980s starring BJ's twin daughters. It wasn't the third chapter, though. So the main story has been sitting on that 2017 ending ever since. If you never played the first one, Wolfenstein: The New Order is still the place to start, and it's usually cheap.

Back in February, MachineGames studio director Jerk Gustafsson told Insider Gaming, "We wanted to finish the trilogy." Now we know they're doing it.

What MachineGames did in between

The studio wasn't sitting around. Its last big game was Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which came out in December 2024 and reviewed well. It's the same mix of first-person action, sneaking and big cinematic moments, just with a whip instead of a pile of guns. If you want a feel for how MachineGames plays today, that's the best example.

MachineGames is part of Bethesda, and Bethesda has been owned by Microsoft since 2021. So Wolfenstein 3 is an Xbox first-party game. Xbox hasn't said which systems it's coming to, though. Indiana Jones went to Xbox and PC first and then to PS5, but that doesn't tell us anything for sure about this one.

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When can you play it?

Nobody knows yet, and it could be a while. A script photo and a "now in production" post usually means a long way to go. We'll update this when MachineGames shows real footage or a date.

If you want something to do in the meantime, the anniversary is a good excuse to replay the old ones. And if you're still on old hardware, the new Xbox Series X25 launched today too, though a regular Xbox Series X runs all of these games just the same for a lot less money.

FAQ

Is Wolfenstein 3 confirmed?
Yes. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed on November 12, 2026 that it's in production at MachineGames.

Is BJ Blazkowicz back?
Yes. Brian Bloom returns as BJ, and Debra Wilson returns as Grace Walker.

When is the Wolfenstein 3 release date?
Not announced. There's no trailer or release window yet.

Will Wolfenstein 3 be on PS5?
Xbox hasn't announced any platforms yet.