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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    Spotify’s hidden Snake game lets you literally ‘consume’ music.

    TIL the Spotify mobile app allows you to play a unique version of the iconic Snake game that munches through the cover art for every song on a playlist of your choosing. Just head into the settings (the three dots) and tap on “eat this playlist.”

    I’ve set myself a challenge to complete all my personal playlists without dying. It’s going poorly.

    A screenshot of Spotify’s Eat This Playlist feature.
    I need you all to appreciate how long it took me to get this screenshot.
    Image: Spotify / The Verge
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Disney is doubling investments into its most magical places on earth over the next decade.

    The company is planning to drive growth by pumping roughly $60 billion into its parks, experiences, and cruise lines, noting in a blog post that Disney parks have “significant room for further expansion on land and at sea.”

    Here’s hoping these new experiences will be more affordable than the $5,000 Star Wars hotel that Disney is shutting down later this month.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    A lesson in not counting your tadpoles before they’ve hatched.

    When Microsoft was considering future release titles to bring to Game Pass last May, Larian’s hit CRPG Baldur’s Gate 3 barely made the list. The game was described as a “Second-run Stadia PC RPG” in leaked emails from the FTC v. Microsoft case.

    The explosive overnight popularity of Baldur’s Gate 3 must be pretty embarrassing in hindsight, especially given its absence on Xbox.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Phil Spencer gets real about gaming studio closures.

    It’s not about profits. When asked if Game Pass could have prevented studio closures in a leaked email from the FTC v. Microsoft case, the Microsoft Gaming CEO said that closures are “almost always” because of “leadership leaving (Lionhead as an example) or team just losing its passion (Ensemble as an example).”

    A screenshot taken from emails leaked in the FTC v. Microsoft case.
    ‘I swear. I’m just super worried about the moat you’ve built, that the winds will change and we have a bloodbath a few years down the road.’
    Image: FTC v. Microsoft
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Kellogg’s new branding is more kringe than kool.

    Starting October 2nd, Kellogg is splitting into two independent companies. Its North American cereal business — which includes iconic brands like Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes — will now be handled by WK Kellogg, while snacks like Pringles and Cheez-it will fall under... Kellanova.

    Can’t wait to learn more from Go90, Oath, and Tronc.