Wolfenstein 3 Confirmed as id Software Reveals New Game Too

Two Bethesda Studios Break Silence on New Games

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma used the 25th anniversary of the original Xbox console to confirm that MachineGames has Wolfenstein 3 officially in production, while id Software replied to confirm its Texas and Frankfurt teams are working on a next project.

Polygon reports both announcements were short on details, suggesting the games are still early in development, but each studio is now on the record rather than the subject of rumor.

Why This Is a Surprise for Shooter Fans

The Wolfenstein confirmation lands as the culmination of a plan fans have tracked for years: studio head Jerk Gustafsson said last year that the Wolfenstein reboot was always envisioned as a trilogy, so official word of production is a huge leap from speculation, Polygon notes.

What makes the id Software reveal equally striking is its context — the studio reportedly lost more than 130 employees in the July Xbox layoffs, raising doubts about its ability to keep operating as a standalone developer.

According to PC Gamer, co-director Marty Stratton said in October there was a 'very deliberate effort' during the layoffs to keep the studio viable across everything it does.

Hugo Martin Directs, MachineGames Partnership Deepens

id Software confirmed its new game will once again be directed by Hugo Martin, the game director behind Doom: The Dark Ages, and the studio cautioned that 'it'll be some time' before it is ready to share more.

That phrasing echoes Bethesda's recent messaging on The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel, perhaps unsurprising since both studios sit under ZeniMax and Xbox.

What Comes Next for Doom and Wolfenstein

Until either studio reveals more, Doom fans have fresh content to chase: Slaughter Mode, a horde mode of escalating rounds of random encounters, bosses and arenas, arrives in Doom: The Dark Ages on November 16.

Polygon explains it is free for owners of the Revelations DLC or the premium edition, tasking players with surviving increasingly stronger demon hordes for score, collecting Skulls for unique rewards, and deciding after each wave whether to risk their progress by pushing on.

The announcements, tied to Xbox's anniversary freebies for games like Minecraft and Gears E-Day, leave both storied shooter franchises with confirmed futures.

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