Hasbro has announced a collaboration with Sony Computer Entertainment that will see the toy maker produce trading cards for the PlayStation 3's upcoming camera-based card battler, Eye of Judgment. No stranger to tabletop games, thanks to its Wizards of the Coast subsidiary and Magic: The Gathering series, Hasbro has agreed to create, manufacture and distribute all the cards used in the PS3 game.
Eye of Judgment promises to take tabletop gaming in an elaborate (and surely more expensive) direction by adding the PlayStation Eye camera and a video game console to the normal process of lining up cards and having paper monsters clobber each other with increasingly obscure statistics. Instead of using your boring, standard definition imagination to envision the excitement, the PS3 will scan the cards and generate 3D models of the creatures in play.
Of course, it doesn't sound as exciting when you put it like that, so be thankful for Sony's Phil Harrison having stored up a whole deck of hyperbole trap cards. "The Eye of Judgment represents a totally new genre in gaming," says the corporate executive. "Combining Hasbro's clear market leadership in trading card games with the immense power of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Eye, is a powerful formula that will result in a revolutionary video game experience that will amaze and engage gamers around the world."
Reader Comments (38)
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 12:49PM (Unverified) said
Too bad Sony doesn't have Pokemon under its belt...
This sounds like it would be a sure-fire hit with that franchise
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This sounds like it would be a sure-fire hit with that franchise
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 12:53PM (Unverified) said
forget pokemon
yugioh would be a better game for the camera
its not as big as pokemon but its still popular
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yugioh would be a better game for the camera
its not as big as pokemon but its still popular
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 12:55PM (Unverified) said
Agreed, Yugioh would have made a much better card game for the PSEye.
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Posted: Apr 26th 2007 12:58PM Grey Acumen said
Yu Gi OOOHHHHHHHH!
Seriously, will they also sell the 7 ancient relics that will make you grant you superior strategy and the ability to draw the card you want without fail, as well as inflicting you with split personalities?
Other than that, it's actually a pretty cool idea, but I see this as being a bit of a pain in the ass to use with the camera. It'd probably work better with that RFID ink they used for cow branding, and a mat to put the cards on. Still, it does at least make sure you can see if your opponent tries to cheat the deck on you. Then again, it might just make it easier "oops, my camera got covered for half a second, hey, what a coincidence, I drew the exact card I need to turn the battle in my favor..."
There are lots of ways this could go, and I don't like trading card games at ALL so I'm not gong to worry about it anyway.
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Seriously, will they also sell the 7 ancient relics that will make you grant you superior strategy and the ability to draw the card you want without fail, as well as inflicting you with split personalities?
Other than that, it's actually a pretty cool idea, but I see this as being a bit of a pain in the ass to use with the camera. It'd probably work better with that RFID ink they used for cow branding, and a mat to put the cards on. Still, it does at least make sure you can see if your opponent tries to cheat the deck on you. Then again, it might just make it easier "oops, my camera got covered for half a second, hey, what a coincidence, I drew the exact card I need to turn the battle in my favor..."
There are lots of ways this could go, and I don't like trading card games at ALL so I'm not gong to worry about it anyway.
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 12:59PM (Unverified) said
I'm not amazed or engaged.
I can't be the only person who finds this setup and style of gameplay a little clunky.
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I can't be the only person who finds this setup and style of gameplay a little clunky.
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 1:08PM (Unverified) said
This closely resembles crap on a cracker, in both content and scent.
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Posted: Apr 26th 2007 1:09PM (Unverified) said
This just seems like a waste ... either have a card game -- or a video game with a card based system. There is no chance I'm going to set up a gameboard, connect the camera, position the camera, and then play the game on the TV. I'd rather just play on a table-top.
My prediction -- it'll die quick.
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My prediction -- it'll die quick.
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 1:22PM (Unverified) said
Yea thats the key make that boring expensive system and MORE expensive and BORING.
Good direction there sony.
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Good direction there sony.
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 2:15PM (Unverified) said
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Posted: Apr 26th 2007 2:20PM (Unverified) said
Who are they marketing this to? 12 year olds? What demographic is are they targeting? This is just stupid.
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Posted: Apr 26th 2007 2:41PM (Unverified) said
"Combining Hasbro's clear market leadership in trading card games with the immense power of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Eye, is a powerful formula that will result in a revolutionary video game experience that will amaze and engage gamers around the world.""
Oh for Christ's sake- there's nothing revolutionary about card reader games, Sony. They've been around since the damn black and white Game Boy.
I know it's just a bunch of corporate marketing hyperbole, but still...
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Oh for Christ's sake- there's nothing revolutionary about card reader games, Sony. They've been around since the damn black and white Game Boy.
I know it's just a bunch of corporate marketing hyperbole, but still...
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 2:47PM (Unverified) said
@19
Yes, they were around on the Gameboy, and the monsters on the card would show up on the game as pixelated blobs that look worse than the illustration on the card itself. Now don't you think highly-detailed 3D renderings of the monsters sounds better?
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Yes, they were around on the Gameboy, and the monsters on the card would show up on the game as pixelated blobs that look worse than the illustration on the card itself. Now don't you think highly-detailed 3D renderings of the monsters sounds better?
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 3:02PM Shagittarius said
You guys that are putting this down do know what your talking about don't you? In this game when your holding a card that has say a dragon on it, the camera recognizes it and then the dragon sticks its head off the card and breathes fire around while your placing it on the map. It will superimpose the graphics over the video of you playing with the cards. If they work in game mechanics to this it could be really fun.
It is a gimmik but its more of a gimmik than you guys are giving it credit for.
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It is a gimmik but its more of a gimmik than you guys are giving it credit for.
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 3:05PM (Unverified) said
This looks a little wonky to me but it is cool that Sony is trying something a little different than simply making Totem Ball II - I'll at least give them that much. I still don't see the benefit of having to buy real cards over just purchasing virtual ones. Personally I think I'd rather have them stored on my hard drive than having to get down on the floor and set up real ones every time I wanted to play.
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Posted: Apr 26th 2007 3:14PM (Unverified) said
Fernando Rocker: Yeah, the Wii is a gimmick. Fortunately for the PS3 this gimmick isn't the entire foundation for the system.
This actually looks pretty cool. I don't know that I'd go in on the entire setup, because I can't see using the camera for anything else, but if it was cheap, somewhere around the price of the 360 cam, I'd probably buy it with a game as a bundle.
The problem with games like Magic and the like is that if you don't get your friends into them, the game died. Then if you DID get your friends into them, you basically learned the weaknesses of their deck, and you meta-gamed. This should bring a lot of life back into CCGs, as it offers solutions to those problems.
Sure it's not "Innovative", but guess what, neither is the Wiimote!
What it does do is fill a nice little niche in the market...as soon as the prices on the systems drop.
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This actually looks pretty cool. I don't know that I'd go in on the entire setup, because I can't see using the camera for anything else, but if it was cheap, somewhere around the price of the 360 cam, I'd probably buy it with a game as a bundle.
The problem with games like Magic and the like is that if you don't get your friends into them, the game died. Then if you DID get your friends into them, you basically learned the weaknesses of their deck, and you meta-gamed. This should bring a lot of life back into CCGs, as it offers solutions to those problems.
Sure it's not "Innovative", but guess what, neither is the Wiimote!
What it does do is fill a nice little niche in the market...as soon as the prices on the systems drop.
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 3:44PM (Unverified) said
Stupid. What a huge waste of time when you can just play a table-top card game. You need 3D? Get Heroclix. Jesus, doesn't anyone have an imagination anymore?
This thing will die faster than the e-reader.
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This thing will die faster than the e-reader.
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 3:55PM (Unverified) said
Scumdog: The Heroclix system suffers from the same problem as Warhammer. Trying to figure out line of sight and get everything set up and then cleaned up is a giant pain in the ass.
It's mitigated somewhat with the Clix system, but figuring out range and all that is still a highly annoying process.
On top of that, this system, if online is implemented is design to solve the problem of you not having another person to play with when you're in the mood to play. If I wanted to set up a good game of Spycraft right now, I have my deck ready to go...where am I going to find someone to play against?
This isn't about laziness, it's about convenience.
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It's mitigated somewhat with the Clix system, but figuring out range and all that is still a highly annoying process.
On top of that, this system, if online is implemented is design to solve the problem of you not having another person to play with when you're in the mood to play. If I wanted to set up a good game of Spycraft right now, I have my deck ready to go...where am I going to find someone to play against?
This isn't about laziness, it's about convenience.
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 3:59PM (Unverified) said
I think this game looks sorta interesting. I'm sorta excited about it. If this is the only game leads to others of the kind. Lots of people were kidding around about the Yu Gi Oh thing, but imagine the amounts of fun to be had when you scream at your opponent sitting next to you "FUCKING DARK MAGICIAN BITCH!" Man, I love me some Yu Gi Oh...
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Posted: Apr 26th 2007 4:00PM Shagittarius said
This game sucks beacuse it sounds cool but I'm too cheap to buy a PS3.
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Posted: Apr 26th 2007 4:01PM (Unverified) said
Shagittarius: THAT right there is the real problem with this thing.
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Posted: Apr 26th 2007 4:09PM DarkTetsuya said
Y'know with tech like that, an MTG game might actually work, speaking of which.
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Posted: Apr 26th 2007 5:20PM (Unverified) said
lame: My Pokemans, let me show you them.
hott: My Pokemans, let me show you them... IN THREE DEE!!!
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hott: My Pokemans, let me show you them... IN THREE DEE!!!
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 7:23PM (Unverified) said
@OhJustSomeRandomGuy
"Sure it's not "Innovative", but guess what, neither is the Wiimote!"
Jesus fucking Christ....dude, don't say that, your just asking for the nintendorks to or hell, even the xbots to flame you.......sorry dude that is just the reality of it...although others may feel the same as you do, people treat the wii as if it's some kind of religious icon.....
Just stay quiet and let them have there moment in the sun........
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"Sure it's not "Innovative", but guess what, neither is the Wiimote!"
Jesus fucking Christ....dude, don't say that, your just asking for the nintendorks to or hell, even the xbots to flame you.......sorry dude that is just the reality of it...although others may feel the same as you do, people treat the wii as if it's some kind of religious icon.....
Just stay quiet and let them have there moment in the sun........
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 7:23PM (Unverified) said
@OhJustSomeRandomGuy
"Sure it's not "Innovative", but guess what, neither is the Wiimote!"
Jesus fucking Christ....dude, don't say that, your just asking for the nintendorks to or hell, even the xbots to flame you.......sorry dude that is just the reality of it...although others may feel the same as you do, people treat the wii as if it's some kind of religious icon.....
Just stay quiet and let them have there moment in the sun........
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"Sure it's not "Innovative", but guess what, neither is the Wiimote!"
Jesus fucking Christ....dude, don't say that, your just asking for the nintendorks to or hell, even the xbots to flame you.......sorry dude that is just the reality of it...although others may feel the same as you do, people treat the wii as if it's some kind of religious icon.....
Just stay quiet and let them have there moment in the sun........
Posted: Apr 26th 2007 8:08PM (Unverified) said
Actually, it is bundled with the game. So $60 for the game and the camera. Nice try though. Try being informed next time.
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Posted: Apr 27th 2007 12:23AM (Unverified) said
When this comes out, I want to see you guys take pictures holding it. I don't believe any of you are actually going to pay for this. And comment 16 was awesome.
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