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 black box on a desk. Steam Machine cover.

The Steam Machine’s $1,000 Price Tag Is Disappointing, But I Get It

Back when Valve first announced the Steam Machine in November 2025, I was excited about it. I'm certainly not the target demographic for this...
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...
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Quartet: The Retcon Review

Stop me if you've heard this one before. Several misfits and weirdos struggle to find their place in the world. One day, they discover...
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A man with night vision goggles. Cover image for our Metal Gear Solid V Fieldnotes article.

Metal Gear Solid V Had the Worst Intro Ever [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...
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All Sheep Locations for Karl in Discounty

After your first couple of days in Blomkest, Tellar will ask you to start establishing trade deals with various NPCs around town for Discounty....
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A woman and a man drinking a beer.

Harcourt’s “Toxic Masculinity” in Peacemaker Is Her Extreme Response to the...

Despite the goofy opening and John Cena's comedic disposition, Peacemaker is a surprisingly affecting show about trauma and the human condition. While Christopher Smith...
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A man in a mask in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Complete Weapons Guide

There's a reason why Snake is such a gun nerd. They're powerful, useful in a variety of different ways, and they're cool. So if...
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A topless man with a bandana in a prison in Snake Eater.

How to Escape the Prison in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake...

The MGS series is at its best when it forces you to think out of the box, and the prison escape sequence in Snake...