Sony’s latest State of Play presentation concluded with a surprise that absolutely no one saw coming. PlayStation Studios have announced a new partnership with Marvel Games and Arc System Works (Guilty Gear series, Dragon Ball FighterZ) to develop a new fighting game. Titled Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, it can only be described as well, the most anime Marvel fighting game ever. Seen in the 2-minute debut trailer are perhaps some of the most unique takes on characters like Spider-Man, Captain America, Doctor Doom, Star-Lord and Storm among others. Iron Man looks like a person sized Gundam.

It looked like Marvel and Capcom seemingly mended their relationship to gave us Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics last year. If one was a betting person on what Marvel themed fighting game would come out of Japan, it would be a new entry in that beloved series. It’s for that reason that Marvel Tokon truly was a shocker to this author and I’m sure countless others. Whether it’s Capcom or another team though, it’s the players who are winning here.

Expected to arrive in 2026 on PlayStation 5 and PC, Fighting Souls is a 4×4 fighting game with almost too much style to spare. Given the pedigree of Arc System Works, it will easily have the substance to back it up too.

via Marvel Entertainment YouTube

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is scheduled to release in 2026 for PlayStation 5 and PC.