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Riot Games ended active development on 2XKO after a rocky console launch, while Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls struggled with a troubled PC port. Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game faced ongoing controversy and an unfinished feel, and Invisible VS faded quickly, with Quarter Up reportedly laying off most staff after the fighter failed to gain traction, making 2026 a disappointing year for 2D fighting games overall.
CEO 2026 kicks off in Orlando as the largest CEO event yet, drawing nearly 6,000 entrants across 20+ titles led by Street Fighter 6 (over 1,100 entrants) and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls (over 1,000), with Tekken 8, Avatar Legends, and Guilty Gear Strive also drawing big fields; the festival doubles as major circuits (Capcom Pro Tour, Tekken World Tour, SNK World Championship, Arc World Tour, GBVS Five Star), is streamed across multiple channels, and features full bracket play and live results across SF6, Marvel Tokon, Tekken 8 and more.
Patch notes released after maintenance promise PC-focused improvements for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, including reduced CPU usage, fixes for audio-related processing spikes that caused frame drops, and frame-rate stability across resolutions. Bug fixes address battle settings reverting after restart and unresponsive lobby buttons. PC-specific tweaks include shader warm-up prompts and improved auto-graphics detection. Servers are back online with overall lag reductions and performance improvements.
A PC patch for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls on Steam reduces CPU usage, fixes frame-rate drops and stuttering caused by audio checks, resolves startup and lobby issues, and adds shader warm-up plus smarter auto-graphics settings, leading to a noticeably smoother PC experience and fueling cross‑play optimism with PS5.
PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive a free Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Pack at the game’s launch on August 6, 2026, for PS5 (and PC); the pack includes five avatars (Captain America, Storm, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, Ghost Rider) and in‑game Result Screen Character Poses for all 20 launch characters, and remains available for one year until August 6, 2027. The content appears PS5‑exclusive for the poses, and a PC version isn’t mentioned. The announcement follows Marvel Tokon’s open beta and comes alongside other DLC reveals like Phoenix Cyclops and a Wolverine costume.
PlayStation Network outages spiked as tens of thousands queued to access the Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls open beta, with Steam showing around 22,000 concurrent players at peak and no official Sony statement yet as the weekend approaches.
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino says PlayStation will revitalize live-service games by mixing first-party and third-party content, emphasizing ongoing updates and long-term support, including the upcoming Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, while noting lessons from past missteps and Bungie workforce changes.
Sony Interactive Entertainment president Hideaki Nishino reaffirmed the company’s commitment to live-service games, saying the genre is still relatively new and warrants ongoing experimentation across first- and third-party titles. He noted Sony will continue to evolve the market by reviving older titles and releasing a new live-service game, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, this year, signaling a continued push despite past cancellations and industry shifts around studios like Bungie.
Evo France 2026, set for October 9–11 in Nice, France, announced its eight-game main lineup: Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls (first Evo appearance), Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, Guilty Gear Strive, 2XKO, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, and Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, with Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls slated for an August 6, 2026 release.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls reveals two new Avengers—Savage Hulk and Shuri as Black Panther—as part of its starting 20-character roster. Hulk gains a Gamma Gauge for Gamma Rage and big, one-shot potential, while Shuri uses the Spear of Bashenga and Bast’s Blessing for ranged and multi-directional mobility. The Avengers lineup is now complete, with Guardians and X‑Men still to come; Doctor Doom is confirmed as a villain, and fans are speculating about Carnage along with other big foes like Thanos and Apocalypse. Four additional DLC characters are planned, with a release set for August 6, sandwiched between Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday releases.
Peni Parker is added as a playable character in MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls, joining Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, and Star-Lord in The Amazing Guardians. The update introduces the Knowhere stage, Episode Mode, and an automatic Team Name Generation feature. A demo featuring Parker and Knowhere will debut at EVO Japan 2026, with the game expanding to 12 playable characters and four stages; MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls launches on PS5 and PC (Steam and Epic) on August 6.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, announced by Arc System Works, is expected to start with a relatively small roster, possibly around 20 characters, but with plans to support the game for 10 years and expand the roster significantly, potentially reaching over 60 characters by the end of its lifespan, inspired by other large roster fighting games like Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Arc System Works will host a live showcase on June 26 revealing a new project from Guilty Gear creator Daisuke Ishiwatari, along with updates on other titles including Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, a unique 4v4 fighting game first shown at the PlayStation State of Play, with potential new roster details and gameplay insights.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, a new fighting game from Arc System Works featuring Marvel characters, has announced its initial roster of eight characters, including Captain America, Iron Man, and Ms. Marvel, with more to be revealed. The game aims to include characters outside the traditional Marvel vs. Capcom lineup and is set for release in 2026, promising a fresh take on Marvel fighting games amid growing competition.
Arc System Works is developing a new 4v4 Marvel fighting game called Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, set to release in 2026, featuring a team-based combat system and a roster including popular Marvel characters like Captain America, Iron Man, and Spider-Man, with a focus on accessible gameplay and dynamic team battles.