Inside the Pentagon's long debate: Do gamers make good soldiers?

But as other military-styled shooting games, like Call of Duty and Medal of Honor, became far superior in quality, popularity for the Pentagon's version waned. With the rise of online gaming, military officials recognized they needed a fresher approach. Twitch, an online platform owned by Amazon, and used to livestream gameplay was on the rise. Military members started playing games like Call of Duty, "Valorant" and Halo while interacting with large audiences and touting military life, news reports show.