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Gamers from across the East Coast converged in The Samsung Experience located at the Time Warner Center in New York City to prove their skills auditioning for the second season of the World Cyber Games Ultimate Gamer competition. For those who aren't familiar with WCG Ultimate Gamer, it's a reality TV show where top gamers come together to compete for a $100,000 grand prize along with a Samsung electronics package and a chance to tour the world as a WCG representative. The show pits contestants against each other across a variety of different genres that include racing, sports and fighting games played both individually verses the computer and against each other. Additionally, the participants need to succeed in real-world challenges built around the theme of each game. In season one, players battled each other in a paintball match before blasting at each other in Halo 3 and sat behind the wheel of an actual stunt car in a drift competition before doing it virtually in Project Gotham Racing 4. All of season one is currently available to watch on Hulu.

Remember that old TV show on G4 called Arena where a bunch of gamers battled each other in various titles? Also, remember how horrible it was? Well get ready for its next incarnation in GameQuest. Variety is reporting that the Sci-Fi Channel has ordered eight episodes of the series which will debut this spring on the cable network.

The show is co-produced by the World Cyber Games pro gaming organization and will feature 12 contestants that will not only battle via multiplayer gaming but also in physical challenges inspired by the games they are playing. There's no word yet on which games will by used. Let's just hope Arena host Lee Reherman isn't available for similar duties this time round.