This was followed by Raven Software's Wolfenstein in 2009, and MachineGames Wolfenstein: The New Order in 2014, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood in 2015 and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus in 2017. In 2001, the series was rebooted with Return to Castle Wolfenstein, developed by Gray Matter Interactive. Thanks to that genre is becomes widely regarded and have helped popularized first-person shooter. The third game in this franchise, Wolfenstein 3D, was release in 1992 and developed by id Software, and later in the same year was released the prequel game Spear of Destiny. Wolfenstein is a series of World War II video games, originally developed by Muse Software and released under name Castle Wolfenstein in 1981 and Beyond Castle Wolfenstein in 1984.