{"id":2039712,"date":"2026-07-12T14:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T11:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039712"},"modified":"2026-07-12T14:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T11:53:41","slug":"marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-single-player-episode-modes-have-been-written-by-legendary-writer-kieron-gillen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039712","title":{"rendered":"Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls&#8217; single-player Episode Modes have been written by legendary writer, Kieron Gillen"},"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 T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls&#8217; single-player Episode Modes have been written by legendary writer, Kieron Gillen<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Tokon one for the team.<\/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\/Marvel-Tokon_teamup.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Marvel Tokon - team 2\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Marvel-Tokon_teamup.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=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\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\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-12T14:53:41+00:00\">July 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/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>Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls&#8217; single-player mode, Episode Mode, has been written by legendary comic writer and former games journalist, Kieron Gillen.<\/p>\n<p>Episode Mode features five unique stories, &#8220;each brought to life by a different artist and following a different team as they face the looming threat of the Champion&#8221;.<\/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>TMARVEL 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>Episode Mode is the game&#8217;s primarily single-player mode, and features a unique storyline for each of the five teams, finishing up in boss battles against the Promoter and the Champion. You can catch a snippet in the teaser below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreia2yjwwf5qcuk3ajl2gmtpd74bqjqfss2tp7pn5cu2hbqjdp3ruri\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"system\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:7urjtkmf3ydptzj35l47gj6d\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mqf57hmshg2g\">\n<p lang>Introducing Episode Mode!<\/p>\n<p>Written by legendary comic writer @kierongillen.bsky.social, Episode Mode in #MARVELTokon: Fighting Souls features five unique stories, each brought to life by a different artist and following a different team as they face the looming threat of the Champion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:7urjtkmf3ydptzj35l47gj6d\/post\/3mqf57hmshg2g?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MARVEL T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:7urjtkmf3ydptzj35l47gj6d?ref_src=embed\">@marveltokon.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:7urjtkmf3ydptzj35l47gj6d\/post\/3mqf57hmshg2g?ref_src=embed\">July 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-is-a-superhero-tag-team-fighter-launching-next-year\">Guilty Gear developer Arc System Works unveiled new tag team fighter Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-samurai-outriders-trailer\">Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls&#8217; full launch roster has now been confirmed<\/a>: 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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-blocked-132-countries\">Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls is currently blocked in over 100 countries<\/a>, once again due to Sony&#8217;s controversial PSN linking requirement, but is expected to release on PC and PS5 on 6th August, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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You can catch a snippet in the teaser below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreia2yjwwf5qcuk3ajl2gmtpd74bqjqfss2tp7pn5cu2hbqjdp3ruri\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"system\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:7urjtkmf3ydptzj35l47gj6d\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mqf57hmshg2g\">\n<p lang>Introducing Episode Mode!<\/p>\n<p>Written by legendary comic writer @kierongillen.bsky.social, Episode Mode in #MARVELTokon: Fighting Souls features five unique stories, each brought to life by a different artist and following a different team as they face the looming threat of the Champion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:7urjtkmf3ydptzj35l47gj6d\/post\/3mqf57hmshg2g?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MARVEL T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:7urjtkmf3ydptzj35l47gj6d?ref_src=embed\">@marveltokon.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:7urjtkmf3ydptzj35l47gj6d\/post\/3mqf57hmshg2g?ref_src=embed\">July 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-is-a-superhero-tag-team-fighter-launching-next-year\">Guilty Gear developer Arc System Works unveiled new tag team fighter Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-samurai-outriders-trailer\">Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls&#8217; full launch roster has now been confirmed<\/a>: 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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-blocked-132-countries\">Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls is currently blocked in over 100 countries<\/a>, once again due to Sony&#8217;s controversial PSN linking requirement, but is expected to release on PC and PS5 on 6th August, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Marvel T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls&#8217; single-player Episode Modes have been written by legendary writer, Kieron Gillen Tokon one for the team. 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