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.
350 Articles written
A woman on the phone with a girl behind her. Cover image for our February 2026 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase story. Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse.

All Games & Trailers From the February 2026 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase

Nintendo Directs are always a good time, even if the Direct is just focused on third-party software. Honestly, with how powerful the Switch 2...
A black box on a table. Cover for our Steam Machine news story.

Valve Is Revisiting Steam Machine Shipping Schedule & Pricing Due to Part Shortages

Valve announced a whole slate of new hardware back in November, with the Steam Machine being the most exciting one of the bunch. While...
A man overlooking a gloomy landscape. Cover image for our Nioh 3 review.

Nioh 3: The Retcon Review

Team Ninja's Nioh series has come a long way. Long gone are the days of having the dull as rocks William Adams as the...
A television with the words Raccoon City on it. Cover image for our Resident Evil Requiem news story.

Resident Evil Requiem Short Film Gives Us an Intimate Look at the Biohazard Horror

With less than a month to go before Resident Evil Requiem drops, Capcom wants to remind us how terrifying the zombies can be when...
Zhiqing Wan

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...
Zhiqing Wan
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...
Zhiqing Wan
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...
Zhiqing Wan
A bearded man with long hair. Hagrid in HBO's Harry Potter.

HBO’s Harry Potter Season 1 Will Have 8 Episodes & Prioritize...

HBO's Harry Potter adaptation is still a ways out, but the information that's already trickling in is more than enough to get fans buzzing....
Zhiqing Wan
Hideo Kojima, a man with dark hair and glasses, dressed in a dark top with his raised towards the camera.

Hideo Kojima Laments that Everything Is “Pretty Much the Same” in...

Hideo Kojima is one of the most renowned figures in the video game industry. Known for working on the Metal Gear series, then leaving...
Zhiqing Wan
A woman's hand on a table with a phone. Teaser video for Pluribus

Pluribus Gets a Teaser Trailer With a Phone Number You Can...

Pluribus is an upcoming sci-fi TV series for Apple TV+ created by Vince Gilligan and starring Rhea Seehorn of Better Call Saul fame. What's...