Wolfenstein and Indiana Jones fans perk up their ears after new job listings at MachineGames
Wolfenstein and now Indiana Jones developer MachineGames is hiring for its next AAA project, and its latest job listings may give us some inkling of the direction it's taking.
Hawk-eyed MachineGames fans recently flagged a relatively new listing for a senior animator, which first popped up in April according to metadata. Because the listing calls for a "passion for video games and especially for first-person immersive games," with bonus points for "strong familiarity with MachineGames' titles," some have interpreted it as a strong indicator that another Wolfenstein game is in the works, but that's not necessarily the case.
The modern Wolfenstein reboots certainly defined the "immersive" style of shooter that MachineGames has been known for for many years, but another game in that vein doesn't have to be a de facto Wolfenstein 3. However, an old LinkedIn post from one MachineGames lead did indicate that the studio has an unannounced game in the works in parallel to Indiana Jones, though we never heard what that is.
The possibility is there, but it's also important to remember that, two years ago almost to the day, Bethesda SVP Pete Hines confirmed that while the company sees the interest in Wolfenstein, MachineGames would be head-down on that Indiana Jones game we still know very little about.
"We literally just announced that deal, so you can make your own guesses at how far along that is. They're in the very, very, very early stages of working on the Indiana Jones game," Hines said at the time. "Where we are for Wolfenstein, or quite honestly any other franchise that we don't have announced plans on, will have to wait until we get to the point of wanting to talk about it. But you can put me at the head of the list of
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