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 man with a red scarf and hat against a blue sky backdrop. Cover image for our Adventures of Elliot review.

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales: The Retcon Review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is Square Enix's attempt at applying its 2D-HD aesthetic to the Zelda-like action RPG genre in a...
A woman holding a glass. Cover image for our Pluribus Season 2 story.

Pluribus Season 2 Gets an Update; “We’ll Learn More About the Atom Bomb”

Pluribus thoroughly impressed me with its debut season and I, like many others, am getting extremely antsy waiting for a second season. Well, here's...
A red tiled floor with the words "Order of the Sinking Star".

Order of the Sinking Star Has Already Wormed its Way into My Brain

I was keenly aware of how beloved Jonathan Blow's games were, but nothing quite prepared me for what Order of the Sinking Star had...
A woman with blood on her face in Obsession.

The Inherent Cruelty of Bear’s Wish in Obsession

This article contains major spoilers for the 2026 horror movie Obsession."I wish Nikki loved me more than anything in the fucking world."Let's unpack that.Curry...
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inKONBINI: The Retcon Review

I've always been a city girl. I love the hustle and bustle of metropolitan life, the sense that there's always something going on around...
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A blonde man in a superhero outfit.

Homelander Has Always Been a Moron

This article contains major spoilers for The Boys Seasons 1 to 5.With Season 5 being The Boys' swansong, it makes sense that everything would...
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A lady in a white shirt looking over her shoulder. Cover image for our White Lotus Season 4 story.

Helena Bonham Carter Leaves The White Lotus Season 4; Role Is...

The cast of The White Lotus Season 4 was shaping up to be a really big deal, with the likes of Vincent Cassel set...
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A man reaching out to a sword handle in FFXIV: Evercold.

I’m Down for FFXIV: Evercold Just Being Heavensward 2.0

Yeah so stop me if you've heard this one before. The Warrior of Light! Alphinaud! Estinien! Exploring an ice-covered region! There are Au Ras!...
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A man looking up at a shadowy figure with many limbs for our Saros review.

Saros: The Retcon Review

Developed by Housemarque, best known for making PlayStation-exclusive titles like Returnal and Resogun, Saros is a third-person roguelike shooter that embodies all of the...
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A girl with a black blindfold in NieR: Automata

Releasing a NieR 15-Year Anniversary Video on its 16th Anniversary Is...

It's been exactly 16 years since the release of the original NieR, which only got the papa Nier variant in the west, though I...