Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Roster Count Leaked Ahead of PlayStation State of Play

Details connected the upcoming, PlayStation-published Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls person appeared online, conscionable days up of this week's large State of Play broadcast.

The highly-anticipated Marvel warring crippled volition diagnostic 20 characters astatine launch, and besides see a single-player "Episode Mode." That's according to a Steam leafage statement of the crippled concisely seen earlier it was pulled (but not earlier the leak was spotted and shared connected societal media).

Marvel Tokon's roster is described arsenic "expanding" — truthful it sounds similar we should expect further heroes from the Marvel beingness to crook up successful future.

Online, there's notation of 64-player online lobbies, including modular VS modes. PC players volition necessitate a PlayStation account, meanwhile.

Developed by Guilty Gear Strive shaper Arc System Works, the crippled has presently been announced for PlayStation 5 and PC with a vague "2026" motorboat window. But the timing of this week's leak, conscionable days up of Sony's hour-long State of Play showcase, suggests we whitethorn perceive much connected each of that beauteous soon.

Currently, lone 8 characters person been officially confirmed for the game: Captain America (Steve Rogers), Doctor Doom, Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes), Iron Man, Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Star-Lord and Storm. We'd stake this fig volition turn successful the adjacent fewer days...

"Assemble your squad of legendary Marvel characters successful the eventual 4v4 tag squad combatant from PlayStation Studios, Arc System Works and Marvel Games," the game's leaked statement read. "It's clip to physique your imagination squad and interruption immoderate spirits successful blistering 4v4 warring action. Choose from an expanding roster of 20 iconic Marvel characters astatine launch, each rendered successful a bold caller anime-inspired creation benignant and members of their ain unsocial teams of arsenic awesome heroes and villains.

"Experiment with squad compositions to observe caller combos, synergies, and strategies. Blast your mode done dynamic stages based connected iconic Marvel Universe locales, immoderate featuring interactive signifier transitions. Fighting is some immersive and intuitive, with a scope of unsocial determination sets, combos, and strategies to master. Adjustable controls, some accepted and speedy inputs, positive casual concatenation combos marque diving close successful a breeze.

"Face disconnected against a person locally oregon articulation the fray with up to 64 players successful the online* lobby, including modular VS modes. Plus, dive heavy connected each squad with the azygous subordinate Episode Mode to larn much astir squad dynamics and lore. Internet transportation and relationship for PlayStation required."

Sony is acceptable to clasp its State of Play this Thursday, February 12 astatine 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern / 10pm UK clip — and arsenic ever, IGN volition beryllium reporting live.

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