Tōkon Warriors,

Thank you to everyone who jumped into the Open Beta and joined the fight.

This is exactly why we run these, to get the game in your hands and find what we can make better before launch.

To our PC players, message received. The team is already hard at work on the performance you deserve, with improvements lined up for day one:

• Reducing overall CPU usage to improve performance

• Fixing frame rate drops and lag

• Resolving an issue causing unnecessary shader compilation at startup

• Improving compatibility when streaming with OBS and Discord

• Addressing rollback netcode and cross-play issues

• We are also working on fixes for a number of other reported issues.

Every match you played taught us something, and we're heads down making sure MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls delivers at launch and beyond.

This is just the start. See you on August 6th!

The Open Beta will run for 72 hours, starting on:

• Start: July 24, 12:00am PT / 8:00am BST / 4:00pm JST

• End: July 26, 11:59pm PT / July 27, 7:59am BST / 3:59pm JST

No registration is required: simply download the Open Beta from your platform store and start playing. Pre-downloads will be available two hours before the Open Beta goes live, so you can be ready to play as soon as the servers open.

A PlayStation Plus subscription is not required. However, all players will need an internet connection and an Account for PlayStation to access the Open Beta on PC.  

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Fifteen of the game’s twenty launch characters will be available during the Open Beta, including Blade who becomes playable for the very first time.

• Captain America

• Iron Man

• Black Panther 

• Storm

• Magik

• Wolverine

• Danger 

• Spider-Man

• Ms. Marvel

• Star-Lord

• Peni Parker 

• Ghost Rider

• Blade 

• Doctor Doom

• Magneto
   

Players will also be able to battle across six iconic stages, each inspired by legendary Marvel locations: Marvel’s New York (Day), Savage Land, X-Mansion, Knowhere, Wakanda, and Marvel’s New York (Night).  

With this Open Beta, we also want to give you a taste of the additional modes and features waiting for you in the full game when it launches on August 6.

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Jump into Casual Match to quickly face opponents of a similar skill level or test yourself in Ranked Match and climb the competitive ladder against the best of players.

Want to battle locally? Versus Mode will let you practice against the CPU whenever you like. 

The Open Lobby is your hub between battles, featuring miniature versions of the game’s iconic stages.

Choose from 16 unique avatars, each with four color variations, then explore the lobby, meet other players, and communicate using free chat, preset messages, stamps, and emotes. Ready for another fight? Head over to one of the arcade cabinets scattered throughout the lobby to challenge other players.

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New to MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls? Start with Start Up Battle, an interactive tutorial designed to introduce the game’s core mechanics. Learn the fundamentals of 4v4 combat, understand team-based systems, and put your new skills to the test in a trial match before jumping into the action.

Whether you’re learning the basics or mastering advanced combos, Training Mode gives you all the tools you need. Experiment with every character, practice combos, learn game mechanics, and customize a wide variety of training scenarios and dummy settings to sharpen your skills.

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For the first time, players will also get an early look at Episode Mode. Play through the three first chapters of the Amazing Guardians storyline as Spider-Man begins assembling his team to confront a mysterious threat descending upon Earth. Experience how beautifully illustrated motion-comic storytelling blends seamlessly with explosive battles.

Finally, the Open Beta will reflect the full localization players can expect at launch, featuring localized voice-over and text in US English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese (Mandarin VO). Text-only support will also be available in UK English, Arabic, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, and Traditional Chinese. 

We’re incredibly excited to welcome both returning players and newcomers into the fight and can’t wait for everyone to experience the ultimate 4v4 tag team fighter when the Open Beta begins on July 24.

Assemble your dream team and get ready to fight!