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Battlefield 1 artist may have tipped us off to a new weapon, and it's - a crossbow grenade launcher?

Battlefield 1 has a lot of interesting weapons, but this new one looks pretty special.

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Battlefield 1 expert Westie has turned up something very inetresting.

Browsing the ArtStation profile of Battlefield 1 lead weapon artist Peter Olofsson Hermanrud, he found three lovely renders of existing Battlefield 1 weapons - and a fourth image showing, uh, a crossbow grenade launcher.

It's not as far-fetched as it might seem if you're not a Battlefield faithful, because Battlefield 3 had a similar weapon released in the Aftermath DLC. And of course, grenade launchers are a staple of multiplayer shooters and Battlefield 1 doesn't really have that niche filled. There's even some historical precedent, which Westie discusses in the video above.

Now, it might just be concept art or cut content; it's possible we'll never see this weapon in Battlefield 1. I'd be watching upcoming DLC announces closely, though.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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