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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Pluribus’ Strongest Episode Yet Is About the Beauty of Being Human

This article contains spoilers for Pluribus Season 1 episode 7, The Gap."My name is Manousos Oviedo. I am not one of them. I wish...
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A large statue with a fire in the middle. Divinity as one of the The Game Awards 2025 trailers.

All Trailers We Saw at The Game Awards 2025

The Game Awards isn't really about the awards. It never has been. Instead, it's more about the trailers for games we already know about...
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A blonde girl with sunglasses. This is the new Supergirl.

Supergirl’s First Teaser Trailer Is Out & We Love a Hot...

We've still got quite a ways to go before the release of the next big DC movie, but the first teaser trailer for Supergirl...
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A girl with pink hair on a bike. Cover image for our Unbeatable review.

Unbeatable: The Retcon Review

The drum line kicks in with a flourish. The bass pounds softly in the background. A strum of the guitar rings through the stadium...
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A man standing behind a woman in the cover art for Resident Evil Requiem.

Looks Like Leon Will Be in Resident Evil Requiem After All

Literally from the day Capcom unveiled Resident Evil Requiem and Grace Ashcroft as lead protagonist, fans have long speculated and suspected that we might...
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A man standing in a darkened street in Pluribus.

What Did Manousos Hear on the Radio in Pluribus?

Manousos Oviedo is shaping up to be one of the more important major characters in Pluribus. In episode 6, we see him fiddling with...