MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls (PC) News Articles
TodayThu, 6th Aug 2026
News Marvel Tokon Release Times: Here's When You Can Start Playing Sony's Fighter on PS5, PC
Next stop: the lab
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls launches today, but depending on where you live, its servers will go online at different times. If you’ve already got your physical copy in-hand, or your digital purchase pre-loaded, you may be wondering when you can start playing. Here are all the times for around world: 8AM PDT 6th Aug 2026 As...
News Marvel Tokon's Day One Update Promises a Much Smoother Experience on PC, PS5
Beta feedback implemented
While the reception to Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls during its open beta was largely very positive, some users — especially on PC — were experiencing some pretty serious issues with the game. A handful of problems were causing some significant performance hitches, and it's something developer Arc System Works promised...
Friday31st Jul 2026
News Marvel Tokon's Energetic Launch Trailer Will Get You Hyped for the PS5, PC Fighter
It's showtime
Sony's next big game launch is right around the corner. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls sees it step into the fighting game ring with a 4v4 tag fighter starring all your favourite superheroes (and villains), and it's looking great. The launch trailer has just been released, and if this doesn't sell you on the game, I'm not sure what else...
Tuesday28th Jul 2026
News 'To Our PC Players, Message Received': Marvel Tokon Promises Huge Improvements Day One
Fair play
The beta for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls was mostly well-received, but things did look a little dicey for PC players. Sony doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to supporting storefronts like Steam, and a host of huge issues were reported on social media throughout the entirety of the test period. Arc System Works, to its...
Monday27th Jul 2026
News Marvel Tokon's Spider-Man Story Drawn by My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Artist
Illustrator also behind Spider-Man: Octo-Girl
I mentioned it in my poll over the weekend, but did you know Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls’ five single player Episodes will each have a different artist? This isn't Betten Court's first Marvel project: he also drew the Spider-Man: Octo-Girl manga The beta included a short sample of Spider-Man’s...
Saturday25th Jul 2026
News 'We Sincerely Apologise': Marvel Tokon the Latest Sony Game to Be Busted on PC
Arc Sys investigating
If you’ve been playing the Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls beta on PS5, then outside of some iffy netcode, I imagine you’ve probably had a fairly flawless experience. The game runs and looks great on Sony’s home console – but this is one of the manufacturer’s live service projects, which it also wants to flog on PC...
Thursday23rd Jul 2026
News Marvel Tokon's First DLC Character Has Been Revealed, Launching This Fall
An unexpected addition
Sony and Arc System Works have revealed the first playable character that will join Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls in post-launch DLC. It's Phoenix Cyclops, and you can catch a brief glimpse of him in this teaser trailer: Phoenix Cyclops, voiced by Ray Chase, is the first fighter in the game's Year 1 DLC. He's scheduled to...
News Marvel Tokon's Intro Movie Is Anime as Hell, and I Love It
This is the stuff
Okay, now I demand Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls gets a new anime adaptation for Crunchyroll. At the San Diego Comic Con today, Arc System Works debuted the opening movie for its upcoming PS5 and PC fighter. And it looks like it belongs to a time when I spent lazy Saturday mornings lounging around eating cereal in my pyjamas. We...
Wednesday22nd Jul 2026
Familiar but fresh
The thing I really appreciate about Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is that it’s providing a different spin on familiar characters and concepts. For example, we’re all familiar with Iron Man, right? But Arc System Works’ interpretation of the character incorporates elements from mecha manga and anime, like Gundam and Getter...
Monday20th Jul 2026
News Green Goblin Joins Marvel Tokon's Stacked Open Beta on PS5, PC
Not easy being green
The open beta test for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is coming up very soon, and it's a super generous one — but it's about to throw in a surprise bonus. Developer Arc System Works has confirmed that Green Goblin will be playable during the test, announced with this short video on social media: The open beta's playable...
Saturday11th Jul 2026
News Marvel Tokon's Single Player Penned by Kieron Gillen, Features Five Stories and Boss Fights
Different artists drawing each plot
After some initial confusion about the nature of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls’ single player mode, we now know it’ll consist of five different stories, each featuring one of the game’s main teams. A new trailer, however, reveals each of these plots – presented like comic books with DualSense features...
Friday10th Jul 2026
News Underfire Sony Slowly Making Marvel Tokon Available in More Countries on PC
The right move
It has not been a good week for Sony, and things just keep getting worse and worse. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls fans have been complaining this weekend that the Japanese company has blocked the fighter’s PC release from a whopping 132 countries. This is the same issue which has reared its ugly head before: the PSN is technically...
Monday29th Jun 2026
Random Deadpool Pulls the Most Insane PlayStation Reference in New PS5 Fighter
"Random bullsh*t, go"
Fans have discovered possibly the most insane PlayStation reference as part of Deadpool’s moveset in upcoming PS5 and PC fighter Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. In the latest trailer, as he beats down Star-Lord, he performs an aerial move where he shouts out, “Random bullsh*t, go!”
News PS5, PC Fighter Marvel Tokon Reveals Three Last Heroes, and an Open Beta Is Coming Soon
The gang's all here
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has finally unveiled the last remaining characters joining its launch roster with its latest trailer. The final team is the Samurai Outriders, led by the previously-announced Ghost Rider, and he's joined by Blade, Loki, and Deadpool. Check them out below: "The Samurai Outriders are a group of dark...
Sunday21st Jun 2026
News PS5's Marvel Fighter Begins New Video Series, Starting with Cap
Liberty, Liberty, Liiiberty! Liberty!
It’s about eight weeks until Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls releases, and we’re still waiting for the game’s last three fighters to be revealed. (I’d imagine they’ll be unveiled amid much fanfare at Evo next weekend, right? That feels like the likeliest destination.) In the meantime, Arc System Works...
Tuesday2nd Jun 2026
News Sony's Gorgeous Fighter Marvel Tokon Reveals Villainous New Characters as Launch Approaches
A lot to Tokon
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is only a couple of months away now, and to keep the hype going in the final stretch, Sony and Arc System Works have revealed a handful of new characters that make up part of the launch roster. As usual, it's done so by unveiling a new team — the Knights of Doom, led by Doctor Doom, of course. It's a...
Friday22nd May 2026
News PS5's Superhero Fighter Is Taking Over Marvel Comics
One-shot announced and 20 promo variant covers
The world of Sony’s superhero fighting game Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will be fleshed out with a 10-hour story mode, presented like an interactive comic book with battles in between. But if you really want to delve deeper into the game’s lore, Marvel is plotting a one-shot comic book which will...
Wednesday13th May 2026
News PS5 Fighter Marvel Tokon Actually Does Have Gameplay During Its 10-Hour Story
And full DualSense support
Well, this is going to be divisive. If you’re a single player gamer hoping for a robust story mode for PS5 fighter Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, then you may be expecting something similar to Street Fighter 6’s World Tour or even Mortal Kombat 1’s cinematic narrative. But now Arc System Works has confirmed in an...
Monday4th May 2026
News Sony's Superhero PS5, PC Fighter Entering the 'Final Stages' of Development
Will there be Carnage?
Following its appearance at EVO Japan this weekend, dev Arc System Works has confirmed Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is entering the “final stages of development”. This follows confirmation of The Incredible Hulk and Shuri’s Black Panther, who will round out the Fighting Avenger
Sunday3rd May 2026
News Marvel Tokon's Fighting Avengers Squad Adds Two More Characters to Sony's PS5, PC Brawler
Hulk and Black Panther join the fight
As was previously teased, Sony and Arc System Works have now revealed two more fresh faces for their promising new superhero fighting game, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. The new trailer below reveals the team named the Fighting Avengers, which comprises Captain America, Iron Man, and the newly announced Hulk...
Friday1st May 2026
News Sony's PS5, PC Fighting Game Marvel Tokon Is Teasing a 'Surprise' at EVO Japan
New characters incoming?
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is starting to gather momentum as we get ever closer to its 6th August release date, and it seems its next gear shift will be at EVO Japan. Happening right now in Tokyo, the fighting game tournament lasts the whole weekend, running from today, 1st May 2026, to Sunday 3rd May. It seems fans of...
Monday23rd Mar 2026
News Sony's PS5, PC Fighter Will Generate Squad Names Depending on Which Marvel Heroes You Assemble
And the announcer will read them
Beyond the excitement of Peni Parker joining the roster of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, dev Arc System Works announced a new feature for the game that’s gone under the radar. Obviously we know there will be “canon” squads in the game, like the newly announced Amazing Guardians. But you’ll of course be free...
Sunday22nd Mar 2026
News Peni Parker Is the Perfect Fit for PS5, PC Fighter Marvel Tokon
Introducing the Amazing Guardians
Given its anime style, Peni Parker always felt like a lock for upcoming PS5 and PC brawler Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. And here’s confirmation of her inclusion as part of the Amazing Guardians, which features previously announced characters Spider-Man, Ms Marvel, and Star Lord. Here’s a poster for the squad:...
Tuesday3rd Mar 2026
News Marvel Tokon Making Refinements Based on Player Feedback in the Run Up to Launch
Beta making it better
Sony and Arc System Works' exciting fighting game, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, finally got a release date (and a few more confirmed characters) at the recent State of Play, and it seems to be shaping up very nicely. There are just a few months between now and the game's launch on 6th August 2026, and it seems the developer...
Friday13th Feb 2026
News PS5's Marvel Fighter Will Add Four More Characters, One New Stage as Year 1 DLC
Sounds fairly standard
We now know Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will launch with 20 characters when it drops on 6th August. 11 of those characters have already been announced, with Magik, Wolverine, and Danger joining the roster in yesterday’s
Thursday12th Feb 2026
News Sony's Sublime Marvel Fighting Game Brings the Unbreakable X-Men to PS5, PC on 6th August
Storm! Magik! Wolverine! Danger!
The absurdly beautiful Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has a release date: 6th August. It’s also finally got some new characters: the Unbreakable X-Men. Many of you will know Storm was already part of the roster, but she’ll be joined by Magik, Wolverine, and Danger. Obviously, you’ll be able to mix and match...
Tuesday10th Feb 2026
News Sony's PS5 Fighter Marvel Tokon Confirms 20 Characters at Launch, Single Player 'Episode' Mode
12 to be revealed
Finally, we have a bit more information on Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls — the PS5 brawler that's being published by Sony. Funnily enough, this new info comes from the game's Steam page, which has only just been updated (as spotted by Wario64). We would assume that this stuff is being revealed in conjunction with Marvel Tokon...
Tuesday16th Dec 2025
"The team is pushing forward"
The announcement of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is one of the most memorable moments of 2025. But after a pretty positive first closed beta, enthusiast opinion on the PS5 and PC brawler is beginning to sour. Dig into any hardcore circles and you’ll see a lot of criticism pointed at the Sony published game, with...
Tuesday11th Nov 2025
News 'It's Been a Dream': Marvel Boss Raves About PS5 Fighter's ArcSys and PlayStation Team-Up
Fighting goals
Marvel Games' general manager, Haluk Mentes, has shared his thoughts on the upcoming fighting game from Sony and Arc System Works, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. In an interview with Game Informer, Mentes only has glowing comments for the collaboration between his team and the aforementioned publisher and developer. "Others have said...
Friday26th Sep 2025
News Maybe We'll Get Character Reveals at Marvel Tokon's Tokyo Game Show Presentation
It's got to happen some day
Since the announcement of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls back in June, we've yet to see any additional characters revealed for the game. We know about eight characters so far, all of whom were shown off in the amazing reveal trailer. While there have been several good opportunities for Sony and Arc System Works to show...
