{"id":2016973,"date":"2026-06-29T09:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2016973"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:18:20","slug":"marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-recruits-blade-deadpool-and-loki-for-surprising-new-team-locks-open-beta-for-ps5-and-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2016973","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls recruits Blade, Deadpool, and Loki for surprising new team, locks open beta for PS5 and PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls recruits Blade, Deadpool, and Loki for surprising new team, locks open beta for PS5 and PC<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Wading in.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Blade-ult-Marvel-Tokon.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Blade&apos;s ultimate in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Blade-ult-Marvel-Tokon.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Sony Interactive Entertainment<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-29T09:18:20+00:00\">June 29, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-samurai-outriders-trailer?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"486357ec-c4b4-406e-bac8-8716c9229a0d\" data-name=\"Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\" title=\"Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls\"><br \/>\n  Follow Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>We&#8217;re less than two months away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls\">Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<\/a>&#8216; release on PS5 and PC, and Marvel Games, PlayStation, and developer Arc System Works are ramping up the trailers and new announcements. At <a href=\"https:\/\/evo.gg\/\">Evo 2026<\/a>, the game&#8217;s final team has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The Samurai <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/outriders\">Outriders<\/a> lineup includes Robbie Reyes&#8217; Ghost Rider (already revealed), Blade, Deadpool, and Loki &#8211; an unlikely alliance that&#8217;s arguably the game&#8217;s most stylish canon team. The trailer, which you can watch below, shows them all in action, and Deadpool is also being extremely silly and meta as usual.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"MARVEL T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls | Samurai Outriders Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7QGiaEkqYEE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7QGiaEkqYEE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">MARVEL T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls | Samurai Outriders Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>MARVEL T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls | Samurai Outriders Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QGiaEkqYEE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With this announcement, the full launch roster &#8211; that&#8217;s 20 characters &#8211; has now been confirmed: Storm, Magik, Wolverine, Danger, Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, Star-Lord, Peni Parker, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Hulk, Doctor Doom, Magneto, Green Goblin, Carnage, Ghost Rider, Blade, Deadpool, and Loki. We&#8217;ve got no clue about who might arrive post-launch, but that&#8217;s a really attractive day-one lineup, if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The trailer also confirmed an open beta for PS5 and PC following fan demands, and Blade will be part of the limited roster alongside new stages and extra modes. The developers&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MARVELTokon\/status\/2071410275920621688?s=20\">post on X<\/a> promised more details soon, but for now, mark 24th to 26th July on your calendar if you&#8217;re down to start perfecting combos ahead of the game&#8217;s launch. Also, if you&#8217;re wondering about the size of that launch roster versus other modern fighting games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/street-fighter-6\">Street Fighter 6<\/a> enjoyed 18 characters, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/tekken-8\">Tekken 8<\/a> got a massive 32.<\/p>\n<p>Though Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls&#8217; focus is on competitive multiplayer, the 4v4 tag team fighter will also feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-launch-details-leak\">a single-player Episode Mode<\/a> which includes deep dives into &#8220;team dynamics and lore&#8221;. It remains to be seen if other offline\/solo modes beyond versus will be included for those afraid of brutal online matches, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-preview\">Eurogamer&#8217;s preview<\/a> last year stated Marvel&#8217;s new fighter was &#8220;exceptionally accessible&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>We&#8217;re less than two months away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls\">Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<\/a>&#8216; release on PS5 and PC, and Marvel Games, PlayStation, and developer Arc System Works are ramping up the trailers and new announcements. At <a href=\"https:\/\/evo.gg\/\">Evo 2026<\/a>, the game&#8217;s final team has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The Samurai <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/outriders\">Outriders<\/a> lineup includes Robbie Reyes&#8217; Ghost Rider (already revealed), Blade, Deadpool, and Loki &#8211; an unlikely alliance that&#8217;s arguably the game&#8217;s most stylish canon team. The trailer, which you can watch below, shows them all in action, and Deadpool is also being extremely silly and meta as usual.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"MARVEL T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls | Samurai Outriders Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7QGiaEkqYEE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7QGiaEkqYEE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">MARVEL T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls | Samurai Outriders Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>MARVEL T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls | Samurai Outriders Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7QGiaEkqYEE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With this announcement, the full launch roster &#8211; that&#8217;s 20 characters &#8211; has now been confirmed: Storm, Magik, Wolverine, Danger, Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, Star-Lord, Peni Parker, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Hulk, Doctor Doom, Magneto, Green Goblin, Carnage, Ghost Rider, Blade, Deadpool, and Loki. We&#8217;ve got no clue about who might arrive post-launch, but that&#8217;s a really attractive day-one lineup, if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The trailer also confirmed an open beta for PS5 and PC following fan demands, and Blade will be part of the limited roster alongside new stages and extra modes. The developers&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MARVELTokon\/status\/2071410275920621688?s=20\">post on X<\/a> promised more details soon, but for now, mark 24th to 26th July on your calendar if you&#8217;re down to start perfecting combos ahead of the game&#8217;s launch. Also, if you&#8217;re wondering about the size of that launch roster versus other modern fighting games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/street-fighter-6\">Street Fighter 6<\/a> enjoyed 18 characters, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/tekken-8\">Tekken 8<\/a> got a massive 32.<\/p>\n<p>Though Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls&#8217; focus is on competitive multiplayer, the 4v4 tag team fighter will also feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-launch-details-leak\">a single-player Episode Mode<\/a> which includes deep dives into &#8220;team dynamics and lore&#8221;. It remains to be seen if other offline\/solo modes beyond versus will be included for those afraid of brutal online matches, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-preview\">Eurogamer&#8217;s preview<\/a> last year stated Marvel&#8217;s new fighter was &#8220;exceptionally accessible&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls recruits Blade, Deadpool, and Loki for surprising new team, locks open beta for PS5 and PC Wading in. 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