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10 Of the Richest People in the Gaming Industry! - Contrarie
Video games have come a long way since their start, and they have grown and gotten better as well as more popular, there were fortunes to be made in the industry. The industry was estimated to make over $93 billion in revenue in 2013 and is expected to grow to $111 billion by 2015. We know this list is not complete, through our research we found that there are many wealthy people tied in to the gaming industry that have kept their finances fairly private. For example, we were not able to locate a net worth figure for Richard Garriott who created the Ultima video games, but it is reported that he flew to the International Space Station in 2008 for 12 days paying $30 million. Don Mattrick, the CEO of Zynga was another person’s net worth we were unable to locate a calculated number for, but the company’s board approved a pay package worth $57,814,391 for him this year. With that caveat, check out the 10 richest people in the gaming industry! 10/9. Sam and Dan Houser – $80 million each. The two brothers founded Rockstar games back in 1998 and are well known for the Grand Theft Auto series [...]