Sony held its State of Play event on Wednesday, showing some of the new games coming to the PlayStation platform. The biggest surprise was a new Marvel fighting game, and no, this isn’t coming from Capcom.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a new tag fighting game coming to the PS5 and is developed by Arc System Works, another studio known for its excellent fighting games. This new title will feature only Marvel characters and will be a four vs. four tag battle.
The Marvel characters shown in the video include Captain America, Iron Man, Dr. Doom, Spider-Man, Storm, Star-Lord, Ms. Marvel, and Ghost Rider. Each character has a distinct 2D visual style that Arc System Works is known for. Characters will have their own super moves, and it appears there is another mechanic that allows for parrying or avoiding attacks.
Arc System Works is best known for its fighting game franchises, BlazBlue and Guilty Gear, as well as 2018’s Dragon Ball FighterZ. Its games are considered some of the best 2D fighting games made, and regularly selected as one of the premier games at the Evo Championship, which is coming up in August.
The last official Marvel vs. Capcom game was back in 2017 with Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. It unfortunately didn’t go over well with the fans, and the franchise seemed to be forgotten for years until the release of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics last year. This collection brought some life into the fanbase, especially fighting game players.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will come out in 2026 for the PC and PS5.
