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The 10 highest-paid professional gamers in the world

Lucy EnglandSep 24, 2015, 14:51 IST

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It may sound too good to be true, but people actually do play video games for a living. And they make an absolute killing.

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

Over 100 gamers have earned more than $250,000 in prize money alone, without counting the sponsorship deals and income that many of these players receive from streaming their practice games on services like Twitch.

But they pale in comparison to the top 10 players, who have earned more than $10 million for their gaming prowess alone.

Karyne Levy and Kyle Russell contributed to an earlier version of this story.