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Marvel Tokon Devs Confess Regaining Trust After Fumbled PC Launch Will Be 'Extremely Challenging'
Arc System Works has apologized for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' PC launch and admitted it will be "extremely difficult" to regain player trust.

'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...
A cracked version of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls runs better than the original game, and players are fuming
The DRM Sony uses to lock down Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls on PC is so aggressive that people with massively capable gaming machines are complaining about performance and network instability. The developers have already released a patch to fix some of the issues, but the number of people playing...

Marvel Tokon debuts with less than 3,000 physical copies sold in Japan, well under Arc Systems' Guilty Gear and BlazBlue fighters
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is an absolute highlight in the tag-team fighting game genre, but good reviews haven't translated into strong sales in Japan. In fact, it's reportedly one of developer Arc System Works' worst performing games on its home turf. Famitsu recently published its estimated...

Marvel Tokon debuts with less than 3,000 physical copies sold in Japan, well under Arc Systems' Guilty Gear and BlazBlue fighters
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' second week failed to chart

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Releases Brand-New Update for August 2026
Following the important PC performance update, Arc System Works releases another major update for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls which continues to make quality of life improvements and other adjustments. While seeing plenty of excitement during preloaunch character reveals and even during the Open...
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls sold fewer than 3,000 units in Japan in its first week
Retail sales for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls are unexpectedly low in Japan

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Releases Brand-New Update for August 2026
Arc System Works releases another major update for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, continuing to make performance improvements and much more.

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...

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Review: A Worthy Fighting Game That Can't Overcome Tech Problems
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a creative new take on tag games, but the PC port needs major work.

'Marvel Tokon' Has Allegedly Been Cracked And Runs Better Than Official Release
'Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' has allegedly been cracked by pirates, and it turns out this version of the game runs better than the official release.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Leaks Another New Character and Battle Pass
Another Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls datamine seemingly reveals another possible DLC character in the game's files alongside classic costumes and a Battle Pass. Following a jam-packed open beta, there's been a lot of excitement ahead of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls August launch. Despite a rougher...

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Leaks Another New Character and Battle Pass
Additional datamining efforts seemingly uncover even more potential DLC for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, including another character and Battle Pass.
Rocket Raccoon and a Battle Pass reportedly found in a Marvel Tokon datamine
Rocket Raccoon, a Battle Pass, and new costumes have seemingly been datamined from Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

"This win was purely out of spite" – Fighting game icon SonicFox says winning Marvel Tokon's first major tournament was fuelled by catching flak for criticizing it
After catching flak for their opinions on Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, fighting game icon SonicFox has commented on their win in the game's first major tournament. Marvel Tokon has been available for just over a week, and it has already had its first major tournament appearance at CEO 2026 over...

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Is Making The Wait For Injustice 3 Much More Bearable
Let me get this straight: I play a lot of the best fighting games. I enjoy playing them. I am not good at the genre. Anything online requires me to adapt to players far beyond my skill level, and it’s almost pointless for me to attempt to reach that level. I just don’t have the time or patience to...

CEO 2026: Schedule, brackets, games & where to watch
The CEO fighting game tournament returns to Orlando, Florida where Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will have its first major competition.

'Marvel Tokon' Reportedly Moves 500K Units In First Week, Kicking Off Sales Figures Debate
According to Alinea Analytics, 'Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' sold 485K units in its first week, sparking a debate about whether it's a bust or not.

Game of the Week – Marvel Tokon is a heroic fighter that's easy to get into, and villainous to master
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is perfect if you want to throw hands across a gorgeous celebration of Marvel comic characters in an excellent fighting system Here's the 60-second pitch for why you should play Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls this weekend: The developer behind the excellent Dragon Ball...
102 Deadpool References in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
Deadpool leaves us literally hundreds of references in Arc System Works' newest fighting game, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. Some pretty easy to pick out, others deep cuts, so we show off what he's referring to. Thing is, we are still missing a bunch! From Anime references from Naruto and...

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls review
Performance anxiety.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Has Sold Nearly Half A Million Units
Alinea Analytics reports that Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has had a decent sales start, but would have done even better if the PC port wasn’t so controversial.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Has Sold Nearly Half A Million Units
The negative reception to Marvel Tokon’s PC port has reportedly stopped it from selling closer to one million copies.

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...
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