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Al Bawaba
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Bawaba
Spot Andy and Kristin: Game dev recreates the Astronomer CEO scandal during Coldplay concert
ALBAWABA - A Coldplay concert kiss cam recently took the internet by storm after capturing Astronomer CEO Andy Byron in an affair with his HR head, Kristin Cabot, which prompted a game developer to recreate the viral moment in a pixel-art game called Coldplay Canoodlers. The kiss cam panned over several couples watching the Coldplay concert, until it caught Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot red-handed in the scandalous act, sparking an awkward atmosphere from the audience and band alike. Coldplay's lead singer jokingly pointed out that they were either "shy" or "having an affair." While the live interaction captured a cringeworthy moment, it generated buzz on social media, resulting in a flood of memes, content, public shaming posts, and the creation of a mini pixel-art game called Coldplay Canoodlers by game developer and music artist, Johnathan Mann. Coldplay Canoodlers: Game dev recreates the Astronomer CEO scandal Mann took to X (formerly known as Twitter) with a message: "I vibe coded a little game called Coldplay Canoodlers." He added, "You're the camera operator and you have to find the CEO and HR lady canoodling. 10 points every time you find them." His viral post was followed by a link to the game. The game was shared by many renowned media outlets, including Dexerto, Forbes, Kotaku, and more. X posts that included Coldplay Canoodlers generated millions of views across several platforms, such as TikTok and X. Shocked by the traffic it generated, Mann expressed his excitement on the same platform, reposting posts featuring his game. He said, "It's like all over TikTok good lord" and added that Dexerto's post garnered more than eight million views. Coldplay accidentally exposed an alleged affair between Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his colleague Kristin Cabot at one of their recent concerts. — Pop Base (@PopBase) July 17, 2025
Al Bawaba
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Bawaba
Coldplay Canoodlers: Game dev recreates the Astronomer CEO scandal
ALBAWABA - A Coldplay concert kiss cam recently took the internet by storm after capturing Astronomer CEO Andy Byron in an affair with his HR head, Kristin Cabot, which prompted a game developer to recreate the viral moment in a pixel-art game called Coldplay Canoodlers. The kiss cam panned over several couples watching the Coldplay concert, until it caught Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot red-handed in the scandalous act, sparking an awkward atmosphere from the audience and band alike. Coldplay's lead singer jokingly pointed out that they were either "shy" or "having an affair." While the live interaction captured a cringeworthy moment, it generated buzz on social media, resulting in a flood of memes, content, public shaming posts, and the creation of a mini pixel-art game called Coldplay Canoodlers by game developer and music artist, Johnathan Mann. Mann took to X (formerly known as Twitter) with a message: "I vibe coded a little game called Coldplay Canoodlers." He added, "You're the camera operator and you have to find the CEO and HR lady canoodling. 10 points every time you find them." His viral post was followed by a link to the game. The game was shared by many renowned media outlets, including Dexerto, Forbes, Kotaku, and more. X posts that included Coldplay Canoodlers generated millions of views across several platforms, such as TikTok and X. Shocked by the traffic it generated, Mann expressed his excitement on the same platform, reposting posts featuring his game. He said, "It's like all over TikTok good lord" and added that Dexerto's post garnered more than eight million views. Coldplay accidentally exposed an alleged affair between Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his colleague Kristin Cabot at one of their recent concerts. — Pop Base (@PopBase) July 17, 2025
