General: MMOs for Explorers

In this new column we’re calling The Playlist, we seek to be your MMO Spotify. We want to curate lists of games for all kinds of player types or interests. To start off, we’re going to focus on the best games out there for all kinds of explorers. If you love getting lost in a world, seeing whatever is over the next mountain, we hope to give you quite a few games to check out.

Riders of Icarus: Gotta Catch ‘Em All?

Riders of Icarus is the North American incarnation of Korea’s hit MMORPG, Icarus. Being localized for the west by Nexon and due to hit our digital shores this year, we caught up with the publisher to talk about the game and what makes it stand out from the pack of import MMORPGs.

Trove: Lunar New Year Dragon Arrives

Trove’s site has been updated with the news that the Lunar New Year Dragon has arrived in game. Players will be able to get hands on this unique mount by obtaining the Dormant Egg from the shop and combining it with Flux, Dragon Coins, and Primordial Flame.

Project X Zone 2: Big Mash Up Strategy RPG

Project X Zone 2 is a mash up featuring characters of different franchises in different genres from different developers. This diverse cast showcases varied guests such as The Blue Bomber to Lucina of Fire Emblem fame. Read on for Rob’s take on this new strategy RPG developed by Monolith Soft.