16 years ago, Wii Sports changed how people interact with games and who those people are. Its release was a pivotal point in gaming history and culture when everyone and their mother (often quite literally) was playing it. Wii Sports captured an unadulterated sense of fun that was seldom seen …

America’s gas stations aren’t always pretty to look at. They can often be a grimey lens into people’s most basic, and at times, unflattering needs. We rely on them when we’re desperate for a bathroom, or when we need to buy junk food, cigarettes, questionable beer, and a lottery ticket …

Double Fine’s studio head, Tim Schafer, has been noticing a trend with games recently. He feels like games have to have a certain look: a darkness, grittiness, or adultness to them. He’s glad those games exist, he admitted, but he longs for a time where he played games with brightly …