Marvel Tōkon Fighting Souls Adds Samurai Outriders

The final launch roster for the upcoming fighting game "Marvel Tōkon Fighting Souls" was revealed this weekend with the announcement of the Samurai Outriders team. The game, developed by Arc System Works and published by PlayStation Studios, will launch globally on August 6, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and PC.

The Samurai Outriders, consisting of Ghost Rider, Blade, Loki, and Deadpool, were unveiled during a presentation at the Evo 2026 fighting game tournament in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 28. This team completes the game's base roster of 20 characters, which are divided into five canonical four-character squads. The other teams are the Unbreakable X-Men, Amazing Guardians, Fighting Avengers, and Knights of Doom.

According to developers, the Samurai Outriders are a group of dark heroes who begin their story as a fractured unit. Their evolution into a cohesive team will be a central narrative thread in the game's Episode Mode. Each character brings a distinct fighting style. Blade employs an aggressive rushdown technique using his Muramasa katana, firearms, and glaives, with a special "Heartstopper" ability to immobilize opponents. Loki utilizes deceptive feints, illusions, and...