Blazblue: Continuum Shift
Features in the final episode of the WCG Ultimate Gamer reality TV series.
[Torrance, CA] – Thursday, October 7, 2010 – World Cyber Games Inc. (WCG), organizer of the premier international video game competition, announced that Aksys’s BlazBlue: Continuum Shift will be featured on tonight’s epic season finale episode of WCG Ultimate Gamer reality TV series, where twelve gamers live together and compete in a variety of real-life and video game challenges to be named the WCG Ultimate Gamer.
Tune in to find out which two finalists have the opportunity of a lifetime to compete live at the 2010 WCG Grand Finals in LA and fight in the ultimate last battle to win the most prestigious title in gaming. Don’t miss the final “Game On,” as the contestants duke it out on BlazBlue: Continuum Shift and two other top games.
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift inherits all the key features of its predecessor while adding a few twists of its own. Tsubaki, μ-12, and Hazama will join the ranks of the veterans, who will be reborn with additional moves to their arsenal. With new modes like Beginner Mode, Challenge Mode and Tutorial Mode, even fighting game beginners can pull off combos like the pros and dive right into the action.
For more information about this finale episode of WCG Ultimate Gamer, or to see exclusive videos and photos, please visit www.wcgultimategamer.
About Aksys Games
Located in Torrance, California and founded in 2006, Aksys Games is well known for being a visionary within the fighting game sector while expanding into other genres such as RPGs, fishing, and family-style games. Some of their more popular games include the Guilty Gear, Record of Agarest War, Hooked: Real Motion Fishing, and Bit. Trip series. More information about Aksys Games and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift can be found at www.aksysgames.com.
About WCG Ultimate Gamer
In WCG Ultimate Gamer a dozen top gamers from around the country are invited to a posh loft space to live and battle together in a series of competitions that take them "beyond the game." WCG Ultimate Gamer combines reality-TV drama, head-to-head competitive gaming and thrilling real-world challenges based on some of the most popular videogames of all time. The WCG, the organizer of the world’s largest international video game competition and festival, partnered with the global technology leader, Samsung and veteran reality TV producers to make this second season even bigger, with larger-than-life contestants, last-minute victories and epic showdowns in front of audiences of hundreds of screaming fans. Over eight grueling weeks, the final two players who perform the best in multiple games and in real world challenges will face off for the title of WCG Ultimate Gamer LIVE at the WCG Grand Final, airing October 7th on Syfy and will take home $100k, th e ultimate Samsung Electronics prize package, Alienware’s high-performing gaming desktop, the Aurora, and the chance to be the face of the WCG, representing them at events around the world.
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