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While Europe has had Set 2 of Eye of Judgment for a little while now, the American release isn't until April 28th. A new post on the PlayStation.Blog gives a preview of the theme decks found in Set 2. Select cards from each of the decks is laid out in the blog post, along with a bit of a tactics blurb. Interesting stuff for fans of the game.

The patch, which enables the cards in Set 2 to be used in Eye of Judgment is available right now on the European PSN Store for £6.99/€9.99. It should be up "soon" on the American store. Hopefully this Thursday, then.

Do you remember that last month we had a Deal of the Day where Eye of Judgment was going for only $47? Well, the game just got cheaper by another four smackeroos. At $43, the Eye of Judgment set is a really good deal, considering it's a total savings of 27 greenbacks.

We're assuming that this continually lowered price has something to do with the upcoming Set 2 cards releasing next week. The lowered price probably is meant to rope in new gamers so they can spend their savings on Set 2 cards.

It's a good strategy actually as the original $70 just seemed way too expensive after factoring in the need to buy booster packs, expansions, etc, etc. $43 seems like a good price point to take advantage of if you've been meaning to get into Eye of Judgment.

[Via CAG]

PlayStation.Blog is confirming that the Eye of Judgment Set 2 cards will be ready in North America by April 28. This is great news for those of you who were eagerly waiting for a new release date announcement. It's nice to hear that the cards haven't been delayed that long for North America. Set 2 was already released worldwide on March 27.

We were excited to get our hands on the upcoming Eye of Judgment expansion, and we expected to play with the PS3 Fanboy community after its planned Thursday release. However, the cards and downloadable expansion are both nowhere to be found.

What happened? According to Sony, the North American delay can be blamed on "transportation delays from the European distributor of The Eye of Judgment: Biolith Rebellion 2 (Set 2) trading cards." Unfortunately, SCEA's Brian Keltner added that "we have yet to set a new launch date for the software and cards but plan to do so in the near future." Hopefully, it won't be too long until we'll be able to play against our PSF brethren.

We've recently had the pleasure of trying out the new Eye of Judgment: Biolith Rebellion 2 expansion -- that very same expansion set to hit the US PSN this Thursday, March 27. Right away, we were excited to test out our new holo-cards and so we immediately began installing the new expansion.

We eagerly waited for the install to go through, though we soon realized it was taking longer than we expected. It was roughly about a fifteen-minute waiting period for a near two gig install. Keep in mind, however, we were told that the final update hitting the PSN should only be one gigabyte, so we assume gamers won't be experiencing the same sort of downtime we went through.

Once the install was finished, we immediately noticed some new changes. For one, the start up screen now displays "Set 2" in the lower right corner. Soon after, we began a battle with the sample cards we were given. Out of the 100 new spells and creatures promised in Set 2, we've tested out about 26 new creature and spell cards. The new character models and their animations look wonderful. We're sure fans of the game will like the new units like the Biolith War Chariot -- a tank-like summoned creature that can attack two adjacent enemy squares simultaneously.

There's a lot more to see in the game, yet we've only scratched the surface. From what we've seen thus far, we can deduce that Set 2 is something fans will be pleased with. We do have one indirect gripe though; to use your new Set 2 cards you'll need to purchase the expansion software on the PSN for $14.99. Now, why still charge gamers for functionality when they'll already be spending a fortune on cards? Oh well, c'est la vie. In any case, have a look at some shots of new cards and in-game battle animations in the gallery, then let your eyes be the judge of things.

Eye of Judgment pros are going to love seeing the expanded moves set of the upcoming expansion. We're currently playing with the new cards at PS Fanboy HQ, but we think this trailer is going to do a much better job at introducing what's new for now.

Stay tuned for more.

It's almost like we were anticipating another deal by naming one "morning" and this one "day". We'll keep it quick so we can get this knowledge out to you ASAP. A lot of people have been on the edge of a fence when it comes to getting Eye of Judgment -- the big pack with the PlayStation Eye, a starter deck, and an extra pack of cards with the retail game. It was about $70, which turned a lot of people off since there was the whole collecting cards thing to worry about.

Amazon has a special deal on the pack right now where you can get it all for $47, a small jump from buying the PS Eye by itself! If you've been on the fence, now is the time to jump off.

A couple of weeks ago, we helped unveil the first look at the upcoming expansion for Eye of Judgment, Biolith Rebellion 2. Since then, Sony has been slowly unveiling more and more juicy details about the new cards on their official blog. Today, we are happy to present an interview with the creator of Eye of Judgment, Yusuke Watanabe.

How did you originally come up with the idea for The Eye of Judgment? Was it always planned as a PS3 game?
The trigger was a demo of the CyberCode's image recognition technology, originally developed for use on PC. We transplanted CyberCode to PlayStation format so I could share my surprise with as many users as possible. We worked with CyberCode based on the technical information of PlayStation 3 that, at the time, had just started becoming open, and based on the findings, we found that PS3 was the best console to maximize the potential and appeal of The Eye of Judgment in terms of the specifications.

Has Sony thought about releasing a higher quality gameboard? The fabric one is nice but is lacking for people who play on the ground or uneven surfaces.
Through a trial and error process using many kinds of materials, the fabric material was the only mat that cleared our standards for endurance, storability, design, and cost. However, we are very interested in creating a high quality luxury mat or board to encourage heated matches.

No doubt fans of Eye of Judgment have already collected every card in season one and have battled various opponents more times than you can count. If the game is starting to feel a little bit stale, then we've got some good news for you - there's only a month to wait before the expansion. Containing 100 cards, season 2 should reinvigorate the game, not to mention all the extra rules and abilities that are also featured. Season 2 will hit shelves (and the Playstation Network) on March 27th.

The expansion will be a paid download from the PlayStation Store. There's no word on how much it will cost, but the PlayStation.Blog confirms that people who don't buy it will be able to play against those who do, which is excellent news. Alongside the expansion a network update will be released to all Eye of Judgment owners which will improve certain game features and implement an in-game encyclopedia as well as "special matches". For more information on the new cards and abilities be sure to check out Mark Valledor's post on the PlayStation.Blog.

This spring, Sony and Wizards of the Coast will be releasing the first expansion to their augmented reality/CCG experiment phenomenon, Eye of Judgment, and we have the very first look at one of the cards from the new set. Not only that, in anticipation of the upcoming release of the new expansion -- we will also be posting an interview with the creator of the game, Yusuke Watanabe, in the coming weeks. Also, keep checking the official PlayStation.Blog today for their official unveiling of the first Eye of Judgment expansion.

In the meantime, hit the jump for the first look at 'Lament for Clare Wil' and marvel at its ninja-stopping powers.

With the second set of Eye of Judgment cards coming soon to Japan, Gamespot's Japanese site has published images of several of the cards, and the EOJ community has quickly set out to translate them. Not surprisingly, the new set of cards will bring with them several character abilities not found in the first set.

A quick rundown of some of the new abilities include magic protection; nullification of an opposing enemy's dodge attempt; spell interrupt, which disallows your opponent from using a spell for two turns; and pile search, just to name a few.

What's exciting is with just a few of the cards translated, there's already signs of the second Eye of Judgment set bringing in some drastic tactical changes that are sure to keep the game interesting for a long, long time. This set is scheduled to be released at the end of March in Japan.

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Eye of Judgment fans are eager for more EoJ content. The Japanese website has been updated with new images, focusing on the new creatures and monsters from the upcoming Wave 2 booster packs. No release date has been announced for the US, but a look at eBay shows that demand is there -- fans are eager to get some new cards for the game.

There are rumors around Fanboy HQ that an Eye of Judgment competition is going to start soon. If you already have this Eye-enabled card game, then you're already set. (Make sure you're practicing -- competition is sure to be tough!) If you don't have the game yet, this deal from amazon.com should set you right. $45 for both the game, the cards and the Eye camera. Heck, the camera by itself costs $40, so even if you're uninterested in the game, this should be a sweet deal.

[Via CAG]

Are you ready to get your card on? For those still enamored by the depth of Eye of Judgment, you'll be happy to hear that a new set of cards is getting released in Japan starting at the end of March. Along with the new cards, a software update allowing support for the new cards will release on the same day. That's nice. It would be rather silly to release new cards and be unable to use them, wouldn't it? A third set of cards is set to debut over Summer of '08, but we can't really say for sure since all of this is in regards to the Japanese release dates. Who knows when the rest of the world will get them.

[via Siliconera]

While this update is actually relatively old (released on the 20th of December) we were far too busy playing all the great Autumn titles to check Eye of Judgment for updates. Imagine our surprise, then, when we loaded up the game to find that not only was there a new patch, but that it also fixed one of our biggest qualms about EOJ's online play.

The patch list contains details of the game's improvements and includes being able to select your voice input device from within the game as well as various other performance enhancements. The main attraction to the update, however, is the ability to have private rooms for online play.

When the game was first released online play against your friends was a troublesome affair. After sending an invite to your selected victim playmate they would then have, at most, two minutes before some random player jumps into your game room instead. The fix allows you to lock your room for custom matches, which means that only invited players can join.