Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls (PS5) News Articles
Tuesday15th Sep 2026
News Marvel Tokon Dev Apologises for PC Launch Woes, Outline Future Balance Updates
Arc System working
Developer Arc System Works has published a blog post about its recent fighting game, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, touching on the PC version's issues before diving into a bunch of incoming updates. The game was released by Sony in early August on both PS5 and PC, and the latter version sadly had some teething troubles that meant...
Tuesday25th Aug 2026
News 'It Will Not Be Easy': Marvel Tokon Producer Talks Winning Back Burned PC Players
"However, this is an issue that we’re facing head-on"
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a very well-regarded fighting game, but it's not without its problems — and, so far, most of them have been on the PC version. While the PS5 rendition has been largely spotless, those playing on PC have had to put up with inconsistent performance and online...
Friday21st Aug 2026
News Marvel Tokon's Latest PS5, PC Update Is Available Now, Here Are the Patch Notes
Fighting fit
Developer Arc System Works has pushed a big new patch for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, making a whole load of fixes and improvements across both PS5 and PC. Perhaps most notable for those playing on computers is that this version of the game sees further improvements to performance with this update. There are lots of bug fixes across...
Friday14th Aug 2026
News Modest Sales Predicted for Sony's Critically Acclaimed New Fighter
Room for improvement
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls isn’t setting cash registers alight if new predictions from Alinea Analytics are to be believed. The industry observer predicts the licensed superhero fighter sold 485k copies across the PS5 and PC in its first week, amounting for an estimated $33 million revenue. It reckons 74% of the copies were...
Sunday9th Aug 2026
"It's Dragon Ball PTSD all over again"
Of all the nightmare scenarios for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, this was probably top of the list. Fighting game community icon MaximilianDood has uninstalled the botched PC version of Sony’s highly anticipated superhero brawler live on air, declaring its documented issues “too frustratin
Friday7th Aug 2026
News Marvel Tokon's PS5, PC Release Celebrated By PS Studios with Traditional Launch Day Artwork
Now that's what I'm Tokon about
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls just made its debut on PS5 and PC, and as is the case for most PlayStation first-party games, the occasion has been marked with some fun posts from PS Studios. Unfortunately, the game hasn't had quite so many teams posting original artwork as usual, but there's still a few things worth...
News Marvel Tokon Launches to Mixed Reviews on PC, PS5 Players Encouraged to Disable Crossplay
"Of course Sony has to ruin everything"
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has launched to ‘Mixed’ reviews on PC storefront Steam, despite dev Arc System Works prioritising various improvements after the game’s open beta. The criticisms are broad and varied, but largely pertain to performance issues as opposed to the core game itself
Thursday6th 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...
News Marvel Tokon's PS5 Trophy List Won't Put Up Too Tough a Fight for the Platinum
And it looks pretty easy
We're just one week away from the release of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls on PS5 and PC, and assuming the issues from the open beta are fixed, we should be in for a great new fighting game. Occasionally, Trophy lists pop up online a few days before a game is due to launch. That's usually not the case for Sony-published...
Wednesday5th Aug 2026
Rumour Marvel Tokon's Comic Book May Have Leaked Its Remaining DLC Fighters
Potential spoilers, obviously
A new official Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls comic book is out today, and some fans think it may have confirmed the remaining characters from the fighter’s Year 1 DLC. We already know Phoenix Cyclops will be part of the roster, with three more to be confirmed as part of the title’s first year of post-release...
Monday3rd Aug 2026
News Sony's Imminent Marvel Fighting Game Is Off to a Very Strong Start on the Competitive Scene
X-Factor
A healthy competitive scene can transform a good fighting game into something special. While not every fighter has to resonate with hardcore players in order to rack up sales — just look at the last couple of Mortal Kombat titles — games that manage to establish and cultivate a strong following of relatively serious players tend to be...
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...
News PS Plus Members Get Some Exclusive Marvel Tokon Goodies on PS5
How marvellous
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is very nearly here, and general sentiment seems to be very positive following its big open beta test. The tag fighter launches on 6th August 2026, at which time PS Plus members will be able to claim a special pack related to the game. Available to subscribers at no extra cost, the Marvel Tokon: Fighting...
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...
News Wolverine PS5, Marvel Tokon Will Feature Free Crossover Content
Lookin' good, bub
Sony wants to position PS5 as the place for superhero games, and two of its biggest 2026 titles will include crossover content. Marvel’s Wolverine and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls are collaborating on two new costumes, which will be available in each other’s games. For the Insomniac action adventure, you’ll be able to...
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...
Tuesday21st Jul 2026
News PS5's New Commercial Goes All-In on Marvel
Superheroes happen on PS5
Sony’s released a new commercial spotlighting its increasingly strong alliance with Marvel. The trailer focuses mostly on console exclusives Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Marvel’s Wolverine, and Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls – but it also includes clips of Marvel Rivals, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and Marvel Cosmic...
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...
