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 girl staring at a foggy town.

Identity and Self-Actualization: How Silent Hill f Is About More than Just Marriage

Silent Hill f is poised to be one of, if not the most polarizing entry in Konami's beloved survival horror franchise. And no, it's...
A blue haired boy with a fairy next to him in Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Metaphor: ReFantazio One-Year Anniversary Livestream Set For this Weekend

It's already been almost a year since the release of Atlus' critically acclaimed JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio. To celebrate the game's one-year anniversary, the company...
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...
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Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Gets a Teaser Trailer in...

Falcom's popular JRPG series got its start with Trails in the Sky, which is famously a duology and requires you to play two games...
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A man holding a silver helmet in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Game of Thrones Prequel, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Will...

Perfect timing, as I've just completed an ill-advised rewatch of HBO's Game of Thrones and am in the middle of an ill-advised reread of...
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An orange colored farm in autumn for the Stardew Valley Switch 2 upgrade.

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...