The fanatical crew of card-and-video-game enthusiasts over at Joystiq has apparently had the unique pleasure of a hands-on with the newest and wackiest PS3 accessory, the PlayStation Eye and its bundled game Eye of Judgment.

If you will recall, the interactive, VGA camera is integrated with the Magic: The Gathering-like game, which uses real cards and a mat that the camera is aimed at. We understand the Joystiq team really put the game (and the Eye) through its paces in a 36-hour, pepperoni-pizza-filled, jolt-drinking marathon, which ended when one of the players’ chaotic-neutral wizards cast “sleep” on everyone, but exhausted his remaining mana in the process. Browse on over to the Joystiq’ers pad and get all the nasty details.

According to the crew, the PlayStation Eye able to deliver good capture quality, which ranks marginally above its EyeToy predecessor, with a smoother frame rate and slightly crisper on-screen image, as well as a nice auto-focus capability that does a reasonable job at keeping up with what’s going on in front of it.

In addition, the Playstation Eye’s camera does boast an integrated ‘4 Microphone Array System,’ making its use in games, such as the forthcoming PS3 edition of SingStar, seem positively frightening. Our voices came over well enough when testing during a chat session, negating the need for a headset, though doing so means that voices are instead routed through the television speaker, making the device’s use during online play seem decidedly less attractive.