Best All-Around Gamer" in the United States Challenge

October 30th, 2008, 21:34 Posted By: wraggster

The SCI FI Channel announced today it will produce an eight-episode, elimination-style reality show in which 12 gamers will compete in a series of challenges to find the "Best All-Around Gamer" in the United States.

The show, currently called "WCG GameQuest," will be shot in Los Angeles and is scheduled to premiere in the first quarter of 2009. The show will have "top game titles" from different studios and include physical challenges in an arena in front of hundreds of spectators. These elimination contests are designed to "bring video games to life" -- whatever that means -- with the champion of the event winning $100,000 and trips to future World Cyber Games events worldwide.

The announcement fails to mention what any of these physical challenges will be, but more conspicuously absent is the mention of any of the games these players will have to play. If the Cyber Games is so involved that it's initials are in the title of the show, I'd assume that organization's roster of official games will be involved, and if that is indeed the case, likely candidates would include "Starcraft," "Counter Strike," "Command & Conquer 3," "Guitar Hero III" and "Halo 3."

A quick call reveals that the show isn't announcing what games will be involved because the producers don't want to spoil any content ahead of time. But one example offered up is that in a show featuring an action game, contestants could first be required to run through a spy-themed obstacle course, zip-lining, racing down fire escapes, etc... before actually playing the action game. Scoring from both virtual and real-life competitions would determine who would have to be involved in the elimination event for that show.

I'm curious how these "gamers" are being selected for the show. The final contestants will be chosen next week, but there are no details available right now as to where they are from and whether any might be from Wisconsin.

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