The DeanBeat: How to get good in Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War multiplayer

Michael “MajorManiak” Szymaniak is one of the star Call of Duty League (CDL) esports players for the Minnesota Røkkr. And this young man who plays Call of Duty for many more hours than we can imagine will be a coach for the upcoming Call of Duty Endowment‘s C.O.D.E. Bowl, a charitable event sponsored by USAA on December 11. As a virtual military player who has never been in the armed forces but was the son of an active-duty Army veteran, Szymaniak will give advice to real-world military soldiers who will spar with their comrades across the different armed forces.

At the second annual event, the Call of Duty Endowment will raise money to provide jobs for veterans. This year’s event will have three new teams making their debut from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Space Force. In addition, with the participation from the United Kingdom’s British Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy, the C.O.D.E. Bowl will also be the first trans-Atlantic military esports competition to feature all of these branches. I talked to Szymaniak about what he’s going to tell these veterans about how to fight a battle in a virtual military game, this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War multiplayer.