Ben Affleck has revealed he performs shooters like Fortnite and typically finally ends up stepping into arguments with children in voice chat.
When talking on the New Heights podcast, Affleck was requested concerning the inspiration for among the costumes in his newest movie, Animals. The brand new Netflix thriller encompasses a character sporting a fuzzy bunny masks, and Affleck acknowledged that he took inspiration from Fortnite for that exact costume. He famous that his son was taking an curiosity in Fortnite skins and saved calling them “robust.” Affleck joked that he did not fairly perceive what was “robust” a few character sporting a bunny masks, however utilized it as an inspiration.
“I believed these costumes are so sort of random and weird, that is what I primarily based the costumes on,” mentioned Affleck. “I believed he’d be getting them off video games.”
The actor additionally famous that he performs fairly a number of video games himself, together with sports activities titles like Madden and 2K, in addition to shooters. Affleck joked that due to his gaming expertise, he believes he is good at shooters, however realizes he is not as succesful as youthful gamers.
“I all the time play video games,” he mentioned. “I play first individual shooter video games, so I believe I am good, after which 12-year-olds simply f**ok you up. I attempt to come out and I am like, ‘Right here I come.’ I get killed immediately, after which they taunt you, like, ‘You suck. F**ok you!’ I find yourself getting in arguments. ‘F**ok you! I do not suck! I am a grown man!’”
Affleck has been vocal about his love for gaming earlier than, notably Valorant. The actor has attended a number of Valorant occasions together with his son, noting in the previous that he mains KAY/0 in the sport. He additionally joined the Valorant e-Sports activities staff Sentinels for a watch party last year, the place he talked about his expertise with the sport on stream.
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