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15 Of The Highest-Paid Professional Video Gamers In The World

Karyne Levy,Kyle RussellMay 29, 2014, 07:05 IST

Major League Gaming

Playing video games for a living sounds like a dream.

Believe it or not, there are gamers who are doing exactly that. And they're making some serious money.

e-Sports Earnings has ranked the 100 players with the highest overall earnings from competitive gaming.

There are 100 gamers who have earned over $100,000 in prize money.

To top it off, that's not even counting the sponsorship deals and income that many of these players receive from streaming their practice games on services like Twitch.