If you see Mario, Lara Croft, Link, or even Pikachu wandering around downtown Seattle this weekend, you can thank the West Coast’s most popular gaming event, PAX West. Think of it as the Burning Man ...

Sam Altman singing in a toilet. James Bond playing Altman in high-stakes poker. Pikachu storming Normandy’s beaches. Mario jumping from his virtual world into real life. Those are just some of the ...