Playstation Blog writes:
Hey everyone, Jason 'USMCOgre' Greeson from FPQA back to give you EOJ fans another Set 3 sneak peek. Set 3 is almost here and with it comes 100 new cards and tons of new strategies waiting to be discovered. Here's a heads up on some of the new cards and how they interact with the cards you've already been playing with. More Set 3 info to come next week when Set 3 launches on PSN!
Chris Buffa (Modojo): Augmented reality is a simulated version of the real world that has become a staple of television broadcasts, most notably as the yellow first down marker in football games. You've also seen it on the news and reality shows like American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, whenever the overlay appears, urging you to vote. Suffice to say, it's improved the viewing experience tenfold.
Vita should do good for Aug Reality. The new fighting game looks cool. I would love to have a ghost hunting camera game. Like a Fatal Frame.
AR has seen relatively low success because of mainly two reasons:
1. Low key marketing attempts.
2. Limitations: Low interactivity or bound by physical glyphs cards.
However Sony did show off an impressive tech demo that showcased AR that properly reads real world spatial data, which might lead to better interactivity and applications. The fact that it was demonstrated on a mobile phone means greater audience reach.
AR has really only caught on in the last 4-5 year and it's popularity gradually rising. It's still too early to start comparing it to traditional video game mediums when that has had over 30 years to mature.
Invizimals is not really a "blip", it is actually pretty popular and has arguably the largest community for an AR game ever (due to the fact it's got multiplayer).
AR games are not to different in nature from motion controls in that they require movement from the players side. In that respect, stuff like Mario on the Wii might have done well but, there are still many IP's that work and sell nicely on motion control gaming like Wii or Move so, I don't buy that AR needs an old IP to do well.
Also, the guy stated how silly one would look playing an AR game on the 3DS than states how cool a Pokemon game would look. That is either bias or inconsistency in his/her argument. xD
It doesn’t just do 3D – could the 3DS’s camera features usher in a new era of “augmented reality” games? Stuart Young from Nintendo3DS.org.uk speculates.
Sony has decided to discontinue online support for 2007 PlayStation 3 title Eye of Judgement.
The PlayStation Eye/trading card hybrid will see its last online game on 30th September this year.
NOOOOOOO!
I love this game. The online is the best part about it. This is the worst news!
the console may have a 10 year life span but obviously the games don't... come on sony, one effing server..
What do you mean by "the games don't"?
EYO is not at the same level as other PS3 games which could very likely last 10 years. You can't just generalize all PS3 games with one.
So far Sony have shut down Calling All Cars and now Eye of Judgment. Who is to say in a few months Sony will shut down SOCOM and Warhawk? You guys might not give a crap about these games, but that doesn't mean others don't. For a console with a hopefully projected lifecycle of 10 years to close down servers on games this prematurely, it is a shame and a sleight against gamers. For this reason alone I am extremely wary of investing any money on games that are so heavily reliant upon its multiplayer.
This isn't cool, Sony.
As a fan of Magic: The Gathering, I thought about buying this game on many occasions. Well, there's always offline play :/
Magic is great. too bad it doesn't have a way to scan cards like in Eye of Judgment . I am annoyed that card set in Magic rotate out of type II. Eye Of Judgment just doesn't have the appeal that Magic: The Gathering has when it comes to card gameplay. I hope Magic begins to do something about it, but it'll have the kind of game where collecting and trading will be still relevant and the cards will have to be traded across all platforms to get a sizable community similar to the actual card game. The community was obviously lacking in eye of judgment compared Magic: The Gatherings, and it wasn't all that fun.
Maybe us Magic players can play with the PS Eye video chat feature, but it'll be hard to find people to play with who happen to have decent cards and a PS3 with the PS Eye.
That's the problem, many people waited...that's why the servers will go down, not many play anymore, not many would buy new card-packs. I purchased when it came out and enjoyed during some months, great game and innovative.
Next time maybe people supports those games at launch rather than holding their purchase due to COD12 coming out 2 weeks after.
True, but due to a lack of time lately, I haven't bought a booster pack of Magic cards since Lorwyn, and I haven't been seriously collecting since the days of Time Spiral. I simply became disenchanted with the overpowered abilities of the new cards, and I guess I lost my love for the game.
And I've been playing the game since Mercadian Masques, so it was a long time coming (and I've got a massive box of 'em, organized impeccably by color, mana cost, and name, in my closet :D).
It's likely due to lack of use. Kind of what EA did last year.
I've been playing this on my PSP. I couldn't see myself ever playing it on the PS3. I would much prefer if they just paid to have Magic: The Gathering ported to the PS3.
DO WANT!!! Still supposed to see a port of Duels of the Planeswalkers this fall, though Wizards of the Coast hasn't said shit for months. It's basically a streamlined, theme-deck experience with 4 player co-op or competitive multiplayer. Day one buy for me, so I hope it comes soon.
Wow. That's terrible news for people who invested in the cards. I have about $100 worth of cards, but I know a few people who put a lot more into it.
-CadDad
Who wants to buy real cards to play a computer game with? No game is worth hundreds of dollars, let alone a trading card game. They should give everyone access to every card or allow some kind of online unlock system where you earn cards by winning or achieving certain things. Also needs to be an online trading system. A well thought out online trading card game could do well.
Also, it was never worth the trouble to set up the camera just to play this game IMO. I did enjoy tricking the system with fake cards though. :) I even wrote up a script which would display the cards on my computer monitor. I would point the PS eye at my computer monitor and just click the card I wanted to deploy and where. There was all before the first expansion came out though, I had quit playing long before.
You'll be surprised at Magic: The Gathering's, Yu-Gi-oh's, and Pokemon's following. those people really do spend hundreds on card games. Eye of Judgment failed because it couldn't form the type of community those other games did. I have a deck that was worth hundreds last year. I didn't spend hundreds on it but people would trade hundreds for those cards.
How many people do you think still play this game?
This is stupid, honestly just do a re-launch it with Move.
That's a serious question
I actually play eoj religously. I play with my son on Saturday afternoons. He adores it. We have alot of great eoj cards.
he watches cartoon network & really loves Bakugon right now. He's 11 now
so he brings his bakugon cards to school & duels it out with friends. Card dueling
is popular with the kids bro but to be tottally honest since playing my younger brother had got involved
& he is 28 & we have a blast online. Its become a rivalry.
The developers are obviously supporting the game so that shows me there are alot of fans still playing.
I never had a problem finding anyone online. I played against this italian guy who had some good freaking cards
but we had the language barrier thing going on ya know.
Eoj is a friends game first & foremost. It can get expensive because its addicting. Very cool for when kids are at the house. I can't wait to get set.3 & build a new deck of powerhouses. Gamestop & toys r us are really selling out these cards so psn better lower the price this time.
I'm excited.
check it out. Sign up for www.eojmarket.com
These guys see themselves as guilds. Become part of the BooM!
EOJ is that dam good.
I'm still waiting on that email confirmation though ?