World Cyber Games has announced their new "Reality Competition Series" (these things don't count as game shows anymore, do they?) titled, imaginatively, WCG Ultimate Gamer to air on Sci-Fi this March in eight one-hour installments. Sci-Fi recently had a similar competition program in Cha$e, which designed itself to be a "real-life video game" (like childhood favorites manhunt or tag, only with iPhones and sidequests), but Ultimate Gamer looks to more closely follow previous Sci-Fi reality competition Who Wants To Be A Superhero?
Much like Superhero tested the costume characters' application of heroism and courage in real world scenarios, Ultimate Gamer will test participants proficiency at popular games as well as real-life simulations of those games. Play Rock Band 2, then play a real electric guitar. Halo 3, then real paintball. Project Gotham Racing 4, then real street-ready cars.
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