THE CRUNCH
Xbox has officially announced Wolfenstein 3, the next entry in Bethesda's long-running shooter series. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed the name in a post alongside a photo of a script, saying she was "looking forward to sharing more". Developer MachineGames confirmed the game is in production and shared a photo from a motion-capture session.
It has been nearly a decade since the last mainline entry, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, launched in 2017. That game continued the story of protagonist BJ Blazkowicz in an alternate 1960s where Nazi Germany won the Second World War. The co-op spinoff Wolfenstein: Youngblood followed in 2019, starring Blazkowicz's twin daughters.
According to IGN, Brian Bloom, who voices Blazkowicz, and Debra Wilson, who plays Grace Walker, are reprising their roles and appear to be the featured actors in the motion-capture photo. The announcement comes just days after Bethesda confirmed its next Elder Scrolls game will be called The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel.