It’s incredibly hot outside, and people need to take a break from all that sun and fun. What better way to do so than with some video games? There’s bound to be a few titles in your library that you haven’t really checked out yet, and this month’s roundtable might just give you the push you need to give ’em a spin! Besides, outside is overrated anyway.

As American Independence Day draws near, thoughts turn to hot dogs and potato salad. That’s fine, but everyone knows that the real American pastime is video games. What better way to honor our nation’s founders than by playing a console called “Genesis?” Just as they battled to forge a new country, Sega fought to establish a new console. OK, that comparison’s a bit too much, but no one can deny that our country’s founders did everything to give us a long weekend for gaming.