Bethesda has revealed a standalone prequel to the well-received Wolfenstein: The New Order - Wolfenstein: The Old Blood.

The game will be available both digitally and at retail for AUD$39.95 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One from May 5, Bethesda has announced.

The year is 1946 and the Nazis are on the brink of winning World War II. In an effort to turn the tide in the Allies’ favour, B.J. Blazkowicz must embark on an epic, two-part mission deep within Bavaria. Part one of Wolfenstein: The Old Blood - Rudi Jäger and the Den of Wolves - pits BJ Blazkowicz against a maniacal prison warden as he breaks into Castle Wolfenstein in an attempt to steal the coordinates to General Deathshead’s compound. In part two – The Dark Secrets of Helga Von Schabbs – our hero's search for the coordinates leads him to the city of Wulfburg where an obsessed Nazi archaeologist is exhuming mysterious artefacts that threaten to unleash a dark and ancient power.

Along with the announcement, you can check out a sweet new gameplay trailer featuring all of the pure shooting the previous game brought to the table, alongside the ghastly deathing it exemplified, too. We also have a batch of new screens, hot off the screenshot pressing dealie.