Amazon announced on Monday that it was buying Twitch, a site devoted solely to video-game-related live-streaming content, for $970 million.
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That might seem like a ton of money. But the video games are also a spectator sport, and a lot of people are making serious cash by playing in tournaments and getting lucrative sponsorships from computer parts makers.
They also make money streaming their practice sessions on Twitch.
There are more than 150 gamers who have earned over $100,000 in prize money.
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