Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls concluded its open beta with record-breaking participation, drawing 33,233 players at its peak on Steam—more than any prior fighting game beta. Two characters stood out among the player base: Magick led overall usage rates, while Blade secured the second position and proved especially popular as an assist character in competitive matches.

Blade's dominance in player selection reflects ongoing frustration within the gaming community over stalled projects. Marvel's Kevin Feige has publicly acknowledged struggling to advance a Blade film with actor Mahershala Ali, with development now seven years delayed. Separately, the character's video game adaptation, under development at Arkane Studios, faces jeopardy amid Microsoft's corporate restructuring, leaving the studio's future uncertain.