Andrew Liszewski Profile and Activity

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Andrew Liszewski is a Senior Reporter for The Verge covering consumer technology with a focus on gadgets and electronics. He's been covering tech since 2011 including previous roles at Gizmodo and The Messenger. When he's not staying on top of the latest and greatest tech, Andrew's hobbies include photography but most of his rare moments of free time are spent re-playing the classic retro games of his youth and adding to an ever-growing collection of handheld gaming systems.

Andrew Liszewski Oct 17

Lego’s new X-Men: The X-Mansion set includes the first Gambit minifigure.

The 3,093 piece X-Mansion is Lego’s largest X-Men set to date and will be available starting on November 4th for $329.99. It comes with 10 minifigures including our first Lego versions of Gambit, Professor X, Iceman, and Bishop, plus a buildable Sentinel robot. The set’s modular design gives easy access to interior features like a Danger Room and Cerebro.

The fully assembled Lego X-Men: X-Mansion set against a white background.

The back of the fully assembled Lego X-Men: X-Mansion set against a white background.

The Lego minifigures included with the X-Men: X-Mansion set, lined up in front of the mansion.

A close-up of a Lego X-Men Sentinel robot fighting Gambit and Cyclops minifigures.

A close-up of the top of the Lego X-Mansion falling apart with a Magneto minifigure on top of it.

A close-up of Lego Storm and Gambit minifigures in the X-Mansion set’s Danger Room.

A close-up of someone changing out the weapons in the Lego X-Mansion set’s Danger Room.

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The Lego X-Men: X-Mansion set contains 3,093 pieces.

Image: Lego

Andrew Liszewski Oct 17

Atari’s now selling joystick-themed barware.

Amongst the throwback consoles and handhelds packed full of retro games available on Atari’s website, you’ll now find a $125 decanter set complete with a glass version of the CX-10 joystick that shipped with the original Atari 2600.

The decanter holds 750ml of your favorite libation, and the set includes a pair of 300ml glasses, plus a matching display tray.

The Atari Joystick Decanter Set on its display base against a gray background.

A close-up of the Atari Joystick Decanter set’s included tray.

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Atari’s new decanter is shaped like the Atari 2600’s CX-10 joystick.

Image: Atari

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Andrew Liszewski Oct 15

A second Sphere is coming to Abu Dhabi.

It turns out the $2 billion Las Vegas Sphere was never meant to be a one-off. Sphere Entertainment has announced that it’s working with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism to build another one.

Although an exact location and timeline weren’t revealed, Abu Dhabi’s Sphere will be as large as the Vegas one, which is wrapped in a 580,000-square-foot screen.