A Helldivers 2 player has shared a rare bug they encountered in the shooter that managed to fuse two guns, and the community is now dead set on bringing this hybrid weapon into regular gameplay. Helldivers 2 is filled to the gunwales with popular weapons from the Armory, from rifles to explosives and Stratagems, with the R-36 Eruptor and CB-9 Exploding Crossbow being among some of the favorites.

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The Case for Helldivers 2 to Revisit its Scrapped Five-Person Squad Plans

Arrowhead recently revealed it considered making Helldivers 2 squads consist of five people, but these plans may not be as dead as originally thought.

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Posted on Reddit by Hakatuuu, screenshots were shared on the Helldivers subreddit showing a character manning an unfamiliar gun. The player explained that their gameplay session bugged and ended up creating what they described as a “monstrosity,” when the Grenade Launcher and the Diligence Counter Sniper fused to create one overpowered weapon. The Helldivers 2’s Diligence Counter Sniper was once considered one of the worst weapons in-game, but combined with the grenade launcher, fans are keen to give the gun another go.

Helldivers 2 Player Shares Bug That Fuses Two Weapons Into a "Monstrosity"

Helldivers 2’s recent update addressed overpowered Warbounds weapons, but nobody in the shooter’s community was prepared to witness the birth of an unmatched and explosive rifle. Redditors admitted the gun would make a very cool addition to the game’s arsenal, dubbing the unintentional creation the “sniper grenade launcher.” Another fan noted an assault rifle fueled by a grenade launcher would be something Super Earth would push into fruition, and others stated the custom gun was similar to the Suppressor from the first Helldivers.

To celebrate the past year of released video games, the BAFTA Games Awards 2025 nominations have been revealed, and Helldivers 2 has been featured in several categories. The popular shooter scooped nods for Best Audio Achievement, Music, Multiplayer, Game Design, and an impressive nomination for Best Game, joining Astro Bot, Black Myth: Wukong, and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom in the running. Gamers can tune into the BAFTA Games Awards 2025 when it airs on April 8, 2025, and Helldivers fans are hopeful Arrowhead will take home some awards.

Helldivers 2 Tag Page Cover Art
Third-Person Shooter
Extraction Shooter
Action
Science Fiction
Systems
Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
Released
February 8, 2024
ESRB
Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
Developer(s)
Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes
Publisher(s)
Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL

Genre(s)
Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction