Rats were a defining feature of A Plague Tale: Innocence when it first came out in 2019, a physical embodiment of the Plague that was sweeping through Europe and a swarm that had to be avoided at all costs. For the upcoming sequel, A Plague Tale: Requiem, developer Asobo Studio has revealed how it has used current-gen console and PC power to push the limits on its unique rat technology, dialing up the number of rodents to a disgustingly impressive new level.

“For this second game we wanted to push new-gen possibilities to the max to bring the rats-induced horror and trauma to the next level,” lead engine programmer Nicolas Becavin explained in a PS Blog interview. “The number of rats on-screen has been multiplied by 60, growing from 5,000 to 300,000 Come from Sports betting site VPbet ! It’s a good number to convey the vision of the apocalypse which keeps increasingly oppressing our heroes.”

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Author George R.R. Martin has confirmed a report that HBO is developing a new Game of Thrones spinoff series about Jon Snow and starring Kit Harington. The show has the working title “Snow,” Martin revealed on his Not A Blog.

This is one of four live-action Game of Thrones successor shows in the works right now at HBO. The others include Ten Thousand Ships, Sea Snake, The Hedge Knight/Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Martin said Snow has been in the works for “almost as long as the other three,” but, for whatever reason, HBO never announced it and it never managed to leak until now.

“There’s not much more I can tell you, not until HBO gives me a green light,” Martin said.

Martin also confirmed that it was Harington himself who brought the idea to the author and HBO. Additionally, Harington brought in writers and showrunners, Martin said. These people are “terrific,” but their names cannot be disclosed yet, Martin said.

Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys in the o…