Q&A: The Ultimate Gamer--keeping a cool head

**MIG-31** · Apr 30, 2009, 06:31 PM

On Tuesday, after eight weekly episodes, video game enthusiasts--and others--saw a winner crowned in the Sci-Fi Channel's reality TV show, "World Cyber Games Ultimate Gamer."

Pitting 12 hard-core gamers--whom the public knew only by their first names and their "gamertags"--against each other in what could be called the video game version of "Big Brother," the show highlighted the difficulties of top-level gaming, as well as the social challenges of coming out on top in a hypercompetitive group.
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Source: C|Net (Gaming & Culture)

Apr 30, 2009, 06:31 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 45,073 Rep Power: 252 System Specs	Q&A: The Ultimate Gamer--keeping a cool head On Tuesday, after eight weekly episodes, video game enthusiasts--and others--saw a winner crowned in the Sci-Fi Channel's reality TV show, "World Cyber Games Ultimate Gamer." Pitting 12 hard-core gamers--whom the public knew only by their first names and their "gamertags"--against each other in what could be called the video game version of "Big Brother," the show highlighted the difficulties of top-level gaming, as well as the social challenges of coming out on top in a hypercompetitive group. _____________ Source: C\|Net (Gaming & Culture) __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help HardwareHeaven by using Digg! HH Hardware Diggs / GH Gaming Diggs