WCG Ultimate Gamer
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WCG Ultimate Gamer is a reality television
program that airs on Syfy
. It is sponsored by Samsung
and WCG
. The show is hosted by Hannah Simone
and co-hosted by Joel Gourdin. The first season began airing on March 10th. A second season was confirmed at CES on January 7th 2010, and began airing on August 19, 2010.
game they were to play later in the Isolation challenge. For example, the players played paintball before playing Halo 3
, had a dunk contest before playing NBA Live 09, and drifted cars before playing Project Gotham Racing 4
. The gamer with the highest score from both challenges had the choice to pick one other gamer to play against the gamer with the lowest score in an Elimination Challenge where the loser goes home. The competitor with the highest score could also pick themselves to play the lowest scoring gamer, but this rule was discontinued in season 2. Sometimes the two gamers in the Elimination Challenge have to pick someone to partner with them in the challenge, but their partner is not at risk of elimination.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
program that airs on Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
. It is sponsored by Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
and WCG
World Cyber Games
The World Cyber Games is an international competitive video-gaming event operated by South Korean company World Cyber Games Inc., and sponsored by Samsung and Microsoft...
. The show is hosted by Hannah Simone
Hannah Simone
Hannah Simone is a television host, actress, and former fashion model. From May 2006 to November 2008, she worked as a VJ for MuchMusic in Canada, and now currently stars as Cece Meyers on New Girl.-Childhood:...
and co-hosted by Joel Gourdin. The first season began airing on March 10th. A second season was confirmed at CES on January 7th 2010, and began airing on August 19, 2010.
Format
WCG Ultimate Gamer has 12 gamers living in one loft. Each episode they would compete in a Real Life Challenge and in an Isolation Challenge. The Real Life Challenge complemented and provided a clue to the actual Xbox 360Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
game they were to play later in the Isolation challenge. For example, the players played paintball before playing Halo 3
Halo 3
Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2...
, had a dunk contest before playing NBA Live 09, and drifted cars before playing Project Gotham Racing 4
Project Gotham Racing 4
Project Gotham Racing 4 is the fourth title in the main Project Gotham Racing series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Game Studios.-Development history:...
. The gamer with the highest score from both challenges had the choice to pick one other gamer to play against the gamer with the lowest score in an Elimination Challenge where the loser goes home. The competitor with the highest score could also pick themselves to play the lowest scoring gamer, but this rule was discontinued in season 2. Sometimes the two gamers in the Elimination Challenge have to pick someone to partner with them in the challenge, but their partner is not at risk of elimination.
Seasons
| Season | |Winner | |Started | |Ended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Mark Smith | March 10, 2009 | April 28, 2009 |
| Season 2 | Katherine Gunn | August 19, 2010 | October 7, 2010 |
External links
- WCG Ultimate Gamer at Syfy.comSyfySyfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...