![]() ![]() While the game debuted at number one in Japan, SoulCalibur struggled to keep a high position in the weekly charts. ![]() Langdell was forced to drop claims of ownership over the "edge" name after challenged by Electronic Arts and their 2008 game, Mirror's Edge. The entire series was renamed SoulCalibur to keep things consistent, and "Caliber" was thought to be purposefully misspelled to avoid a similar situation occuring again. Tim Langdell, owner of video game company Edge Games, had trademarked the term "edge" and aggressively challenged video game media which sought to use the name in the US, leading to Namco releasing Soul Edge as Soul Blade in Western territories. It is thought that SoulCalibur was named as such due to trademark issues with its prequel, Soul Edge. ![]()
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