James grew up in the arcades of the 80s and has played games on everything from the Milton Bradley Microvision to the PlayStation 5. He worked in gaming retail during the PS1/PS2 eras, and even had a ...

In the early 1990s, Penn and Teller tried to make Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors, a collection of mini games designed for the Sega CD. The game was completed but never released, but eventually it ...

Legendary novelty game Desert Bus - in which you're tasked with driving a slightly defective bus for eight straight hours across the mind-numbingly monotonous expanse between Arizona and Nevada - has ...

Jesus H. Christ, Desert Bus is coming to virtual reality. A VR edition of the epochally awful, intentionally mind-numbing minigame from the unreleased Penn & Teller’s Smoke & Mirrors 21 years ago has ...

Ask Amy: I made my game-addicted teen live in a tent for 1½ years Driving a bus hundreds of miles from Tucson to Las Vegas may not be some people’s idea of fun. But that’s what players do in “Desert ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Penn Jillette disclosed details about the project during a recent episode of his podcast, Penn’s ...

The 12th annual Desert Bus for Hope stream ended yesterday and set a record for donations earned. After 160 hours, the longest run to date, Desert Bus for Hope finished its run with $730,289 and some ...

"It's the worst videogame ever made." That's the verdict on Desert Bus by LoadingReadyRun, the group behind the hugely successful Desert Bus for Hope annual charity event. And these guys should know, ...

For the first time in 11 marathons, Desert Bus for Hope’s charity drive did not eclipse the total raised in the previous year. That said, this year’s escapade still pulled in more than $650,000 and ...

Have you heard the tale of the Desert Bus? Once upon a time, Penn and Teller (yes, as in the magicians) decided to make a video game. “We’ll call it Smoke and Mirrors!” they said. “Its shining feature ...

Each year a group of selfless volunteers agrees to play what some call the world's most boring video game for hours on end in an attempt to raise money for the Child's Play hospital charity. Now in ...