Bethesda has taken the wraps off Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, a prequel to the 2014 hit Wolfenstein: The New Order.
The game will be released on May 5 and will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It does not seem as though the game will be released to Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, despite the fact that the original game was released to these consoles.
The announcement of the game has come as a surprise to many, with no leaks or rumors of the game surfacing. This is surprising considering the state of the industry today. Most, however, will be happy with the DLC, which will cost around $20 and will likely feature around three to five hours of gameplay. Not only that, but it also shouldn't require the original game to play.
The plot of the game will bring users back in the Wolfenstein universe, being set in 1946. In the game, the Nazis are set to win World War II, but users must embark on a two-part mission in order to tilt the war in the allies' favor.
The first part of the game puts BJ Blazkowicz, the main character, against a crazy prison warden. Users have to break into Castle Wolfenstein in order to steal coordinates related to the compound of General Deathshead.
In the second part, users are led to the city of Wulfburg, where a crazed Nazi archaeologist is releasing artifacts that could unleash dark, ancient powers.
"Diving back into the world of Wolfenstein has really been fun for us," said the game's producer, Jerk Gustafsson. "We've enjoyed exploring the events leading up to The New Order. We think fans will really enjoy the story, all the action and, of course, jumping back into the combat with new weapons."
Wolfenstein has had a very long history. Being first released in 1981 as a 2D action game for the Apple II computer, it was essentially a game where users simply had to avoid being detected by Nazis while trying to escape a Nazi stronghold. In 1984, a sequel to the game, called Beyond Castle Wolfenstein, was published.
The developers of the game have even found success in the mobile world, releasing Wolfenstein RPG to iOS in 2008.
More details about the upcoming game are set to be released later this week, but in the meantime a trailer for the game has been released, which you can see below.
