Wizards of the Coast to create Eye of Judgment cards @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on April 26, 2007

News: Collectible card games + video games? Digital crack my friend.

Hot on the heels of Sony's announcement of the PlayStation Eye, Wizards of the Coast has announced they will be creating the cards for the camera's first game, The Eye of Judgment.

The Eye of Judgment is a Magic: The Gathering-like collectible card game that uses Sony's new EyeToy to bring 3D monster fighting to the PS3. Sony describes the gameplay like this:

The Eye of Judgment presents a new style of gameplay where the player brings creatures of trading cards to life for battle in 3D. Through use of a 3 x 3 board and trading cards, each encrypted with CyberCode, players conquer the field by selecting a card and placing the coded card in front of the PlayStation Eye for their respective creatures to come to life and battle. Each creature has various skills which will determine the outcome of the battle. Players take turns placing cards as they jostle for control of the board; the winner is the first player to conquer five of the nine fields.

"We are very excited to enter into a collaboration with Sony Computer Entertainment on trading cards for The Eye of Judgment which will deliver a ground-breaking entertainment experience that uniquely blends the global popularity of traditional trading card games with next-generation video games," said Phil Jackson, Group Executive of Hasbro Games. "Together we're creating a virtual world that brings fantastic trading card-based creatures to life for unprecedented interactive battles that will appeal to millions of fans around the world. It is innovation at its best."

"The Eye of Judgment represents a totally new genre in gaming," said Phil Harrison, Corporate Executive, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and President, SCE Worldwide Studios. "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."

The Eye of Judgment is currently scheduled to ship sometime this Fall with the PlayStation Eye hitting stores in the Summer.