I’ll be right up front here – I despise so-called reality television shows because they are the farthest thing from reality that you can think of. That said it seems that some-one thought it would be a great idea to take a bunch of gamers, give them some of the best gaming rigs around and stick them all in the same house. The show which is coming to the Sci-Fi channel starting March 10th at 10PM is a partnership between the network, Samsung and World Cyber Games.

The idea is to find the Best All-Round Gamer from a diverse group of contestants who will fight for the grand prize of $100,000.00, a Samsung Ultimate Entertainment Package, complete with the company’s most advanced product line-up. In addition the winner will become the face of the World Cyber Games and represent WCG at events around the world.

Co-hosted by Hannah Simone and Joel Gourdin, the series showcases twelve contestants who live together in a single loft in downtown Los Angeles. They will compete against each other in challenges that include traditional video game play as well as real-life video game simulations, which place the contestants in situations inspired by best-selling and world famous games. Throughout the competition, the ultimate gamer will need to excel both individually and with his or her teammates, have top-notch gamer skills and be able to handle the pressure of head-to-head elimination rounds played in an arena filled with hundreds of spectators. The ultimate gamer will also have to showcase their ability to navigate and manipulate a houseful of other die-hard gamers, all vying to be crowned number one.

Source: Sci-Fi Channel

Ya .. okay .. and the sad part of this is that it just might work and further perpetuate the stereotypes people have about gamers.

Gamers get their own reality show is a post from: The Inquisitr