Xbox Confirms Wolfenstein 3 Is in Production at MachineGames

Xbox boss Asha Sharma has confirmed that Wolfenstein 3 is in production at MachineGames, the studio behind the Wolfenstein shooter series. "In production" means the game is being actively made, not just planned.

Sharma announced the game in a post on her X social media account. In a separate post on Bethesda's website, she also confirmed that id Software, the studio behind Doom, is working on its next game. No further details about that project were included in the posts.

The news lands in a year of heavy change for the studios. In July, 96 of id Software's 136 employees were laid off as part of Xbox job cuts, according to Eurogamer. A layoff is a company ending people's jobs, often to reduce costs or reorganise. Across Xbox, those cuts will ultimately see 3,200 employees lose their jobs.

For players, the two confirmations are the clearest sign yet of what comes next from the teams. Both studios are now working on games, even as their staff numbers have shrunk. Games of this size usually take several years to build, so a release date is not part of this news.

Anyone looking for a launch window, a platform list or a price will need to wait for the publisher to share those details.