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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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...
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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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AdHoc Studio Is Thinking About Doing Dispatch Season 2

Despite how good the trailers looked, I don't think AdHoc Studio really had a second season in mind when working on Dispatch, the studio's...
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A woman talking with hand gestures. Rhea Seehorn talking about Pluribus.

“It’s for People Who Don’t Want to Be Spoon-Fed What to...

Pluribus, the latest project from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan, is finally out in the wild. The first two episodes...
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A woman screaming while looking up in Pluribus.

Pluribus Explores the Horrors of Being the Only Intelligent Person in...

It wasn't clear exactly what Pluribus was going to bring to the table when it was first unveiled. A sci-fi TV show that touches...
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A woman in a yellow jacket against a dark background in Pluribus.

Why Did Carol’s Agent Rearrange the Books in Pluribus?

Pluribus, Apple TV's exclusive sci-fi TV show from Vince Gilligan, adopts a "show, don't tell" technique where the show loves to just have its...
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Things Are Getting Real in Dispatch

Just last week I talked about how much I was enjoying the slice-of-life elements of Dispatch and how the game was at its best...
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A blonde woman sitting at a table and smiling in Pluribus.

Pluribus Has a $15 Million Budget Per Episode

Pluribus is the upcoming sci-fi series from Vince Gilligan, which will air exclusively on Apple TV+ this week. Gilligan, best known for his work...