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.

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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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles’ Switch 2 Upgrade Pack Will...

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is a remake of the classic tactical RPG, and it'll be available on consoles and PC in September....
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Pixel art graphics showing various characters fighting a frog in Octopath Traveler 0.

Octopath Traveler 0 Producer Discusses Town-Building, New Path Actions & More

Octopath Traveler 0 was unveiled at Nintendo's July Partner Direct, and we don't have to wait too long at all for its release. Ahead...
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A vibrant pixel art town with brown roads and flowers in Octopath Traveler 0.

Octopath Traveler 0 Will Not Let You Upgrade From the Switch...

Square Enix unveiled Octopath Traveler 0 at this week's Nintendo Direct and it all looks very exciting. However, a piece of unfortunate news has...
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A blond boy in black armor in Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Story Trailer Shows Off Voice...

It may be a re-release of a much older game, but Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles might very well be one of the...
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A screenshot from Octopath Traveler 0 showing a light blue wintry background, with three pixel art characters in the middle.

Everything We Know About Octopath Traveler 0 So Far

Octopath Traveler 0 is the third mainline entry in Square Enix's HD-2D RPG series, Octopath Traveler. Unlike the first two games, however, this has...
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A watercolor art piece of a boy with dark hair heading into a forest in Octopath Traveler 0.

Octopath Traveler 0 to Release on Switch 2 in December

I won't lie to you. Today's Nintendo Partner Direct was a little bit of a snooze fest. I was losing all hope until Square...