[UPDATE - February 26, 2026] A new report by MP1st reveals that MachineGames has already started casting calls for Wolfenstein 3, which would practically confirm that this is their next project.
[ORIGINAL STORY] Right now, there's a big air of mystery around MachineGames, and what its next project will be. The developer is mostly known for its take on the Wolfenstein series; its last game, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, meant it took several years off from the Wolfenstein franchise to make a different kind of excellent Nazi-punching adventure.
But now that its treasure-hunting adventure is out, with its own DLC, and will soon be available on the Nintendo Switch 2, the question once again becomes: what's next for MachineGames? Presumably, what's next is Wolfenstein 3, and in a recent interview with GamesIndustry.Biz, MachineGames studio director, Jerk Gustafsson, reiterated that, yes, MachineGames will make Wolfenstein 3 one day, even if it's not the studio's next immediate project.
"Our intention has always been to go back to Wolfenstein," Gustafsson says. "We wanted to finish the trilogy. And when we do that, that is something that I don't want to comment on. It can be now, it can be later, but we're not done with it. That's what I can say."
It's a similar sentiment Gustafsson has shared before. Last September, as part of a NoClip documentary digging into the making of Wolfenstein, Gustafsson confirmed that the studio has "always seen this [Wolfenstein] as a trilogy," adding that the studio has "a story to tell" for BJ Blazkowicz.
And last month, reports from Windows Central and Kotaku pointed to Wolfenstein 3 already being in development, though it's unclear what stage of development the game is in. Gustafsson's comments in this interview with GI.Biz are further evidence that the studio isn't done with Wolfenstein, but it does introduce the potential that the next game we see from MachineGames won't be the third entry in its mainline Wolfenstein series.
That said, it's still likely a game within the Wolfenstein franchise, especially if Microsoft and MachineGames want to try and line it up with the development of a Wolfenstein TV show currently in the works at Amazon MGM Studios.
Two years ago, a rumour appeared pointing to the studio making something that was neither Indiana Jones nor the next entry in BJ Blazkowicz's story. Its next project could be that rumoured game, if that game wasn't the same one that was reportedly cancelled last year.
Hopefully, it's not too much longer before we learn what the studio is working on, even though it currently doesn't seem like the studio will have something ready for 2026, if the rumours around what Xbox has planned for the year are true.
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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