Zhiqing Wan

Zhiqing began her video game journey in 1996, when her dad introduced her to Metal Gear, Resident Evil, and Silent Hill — and the rest, as they say, is history. She was an editor at The Escapist, Destructoid, and Twinfinite before starting up Retcon.
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A suited figure with a gun in Marathon.
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Marathon Closed Technical Test to Run this Month, Applications Open

In the middle of 2025, Bungie ran several alpha tests for Marathon, their upcoming shooter game, and even launched an ARG to get players...
A group of people celebrating outside a building in Town to City.

Town to City Is the Prettiest Town-Builder I’ve Ever Played

The city-building genre is not one that I'm particularly good at. Things start out fine but I always get too stressed. Too many things...
Four people with guns and armor for our Borderlands 4 review.

Borderlands 4: The Retcon Review

If I had to pick one game or series that was the most emblematic of what video games probably look like to non-enthusiasts, Borderlands...
Wall graffiti showing three superheroes in Peacemaker Season 2.

“I’m Okay With Being Polarizing”: James Gunn on Peacemaker & Racism Pushback

Spoilers ahead for episode 6 of Peacemaker Season 2, though if you haven't seen it already, what are you doing? Why are you here?...
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Stardew Valley’s Switch 2 Upgrade Will Be Free of Charge

As if Stardew Valley could be even more awesome than it already is. Turns out, it can. During this week's Nintendo Direct, it was...
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A green haired girl sitting on a stone chair in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.

It Seems Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Wants to Keep Us Trapped...

The Fire Emblem series saw a massive surge in popularity with the release of Fire Emblem: Awakening on the 3DS, and the ball just...
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A man with dark hair. Cover image for our HBO's The Last of Us Season 3 story.

Neil Druckmann Will Still Be Involved With HBO’s The Last of...

The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann was very heavily involved with the first season of HBO's adaptation of the show, but took a...
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A girl with orange hair standing under a blue sky. Cover image for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

I’m Finally Ready to Immerse Myself in Trails in the Sky...

The Trails series has always been a bit of a blind spot for me, a person who considers herself a JRPG sicko. Truthfully, I'd...
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A vibrant pixel art town with brown roads and flowers in Octopath Traveler 0.

Your Octopath Traveler 0 Town Size Is Limited Depending on Your...

Octopath Traveler 0 will be releasing across all platforms this December, but as you may well know, not all platforms are created equal. Square...
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A woman and a man in bloody military garb in MGS V.

Maybe I Should’ve Killed Quiet in MGS V After All [Fieldnotes]

Fieldnotes is a weekly column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with raw notes, sharp takes, unfiltered, and sometimes...