Wolfenstein 3 Is in Production. Xbox Didn't Show a Trailer or a Date.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said Wolfenstein 3 is officially in production at MachineGames on Thursday night, November 12, during Xbox's 25th anniversary FanFest in Seattle. MachineGames followed minutes later: "His reputation precedes him. Wolfenstein 3 is in production."

Those posts do not include a trailer, a release date, or a platform list.

A Bethesda post says MachineGames confirmed it is hard at work on the next entry, with Brian Bloom and Debra Wilson reprising their roles as BJ Blazkowicz and Grace Walker. The studio also posted a motion capture photo of the two of them.

Here's what else Xbox and Bethesda put on the record around FanFest. Slaughter Mode arrives in DOOM: The Dark Ages on November 16, at no extra cost for anyone who owns the Revelations DLC, the Premium Edition, or the Premium Upgrade. Sharma also confirmed that id Software's next project is in development. id Software added, in the same Bethesda post, that Hugo Martin will return as Game Director and that the game is coming from its Texas and Frankfurt teams. No title was named. Xbox Wire's recap of the day also lists a free Firefight update for Halo: Campaign Evolved and new Fable gameplay.

Earlier on Thursday, Xbox Wire said 21 more original Xbox games are now on PC, bringing Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC to 25 games, including The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and both Knights of the Old Republic games. We could not open Xbox Wire's pages directly when we checked this, so those Xbox Wire details are as reported by Xbox Wire and not independently confirmed.

What we don't know yet

Nobody has named a release window, a subtitle, or the platforms for Wolfenstein 3. The official posts also don't show gameplay. id Software's next project has no title yet.

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