Evan's a hardcore FPS enthusiast who joined PC Gamer way back in 2008. After an era spent publishing reviews, news, and cover features, he now oversees editorial operations for PC Gamer worldwide, including setting policy, training, and editing stories written by the wider team. His most-played FPSes are Hunt: Showdown, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, Rainbow Six Siege, and Counter-Strike. His first multiplayer FPS was Quake 2, played on serial LAN in his uncle's basement, the ideal conditions for instilling a lifelong fondness for fragging.
Latest articles by Evan Lahti

Thick as Thieves is instantly one of my most-anticipated games, and every Thief fan should be backstabbing that wishlist button
By Evan Lahti Published
In the thick of it If you love multiplayer games but couldn't care less about your kill-death ratio, Thick as Thieves might be your game.

Trend Watch: The 5 biggest gaming trends right now
By Evan Lahti Published
trends PC Gamer's team of 30 editors identifies the major gaming trends affecting gaming. Updated as the industry changes and as new trends emerge.

Meet The Council
By Evan Lahti Published
Most Wanted Some of the faces of PC Gamer's special jury of gaming experts, who select the games featured in PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted

Here are the nominees for PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted
By Evan Lahti Published
News The list is tallied. The Council is convened once more.

Hunt: Showdown enjoys highest-ever player count after 1896 update, but player complaints about UI are pushing down its Steam review score: 'I've never seen such a bizarre reaction to so much amazing content'
By Rick Lane, Evan Lahti Published
News Off menu.

PC Gamer announces editorial staff changes and recent hirings
By Evan Lahti Published
staff Meet our new Global Editor-in-Chief, Phil Savage.

PC gaming is mainstream. Now what?
By Evan Lahti Published
opinion Openly but quietly, PC gaming has become more popular than it's ever been. Wait, when did that happen?

Doom's new gun is a ludicrous 'skull garbage disposal.' Finally, a gun that cares about sustainability
By Evan Lahti Published
news Doom: The Dark Ages will feature "a variety of new bone-chewing weaponry," says Bethesda.

The future of gaming belongs to weird little games
By Evan Lahti Published
opinion After Balatro, Animal Well, Content Warning, and Abiotic Factor in 2024, small games from small studios are innovating as well as anyone else.

The PC Gaming Show returns this June
By Evan Lahti Published
PCGS New games and all-new trailers, coming to you from the void left by E3.

Helldivers 2 reminds us that friendly fire isn't just an annoying penalty—accidentally obliterating your buddies can be good, actually
By Evan Lahti Published
Blue on blue Oops-ing your way through alien genocide is good, actually.

I treasure obscure PC keyboard shortcuts. Here are 8 I use every day
By Evan Lahti Published
⌨ Four out of five PC Gamer editors didn't know these commands. Do you?

8 underappreciated games of 2023 that we think deserve way more players
By Evan Lahti Published
don't miss 'em How many have you heard of, or played? Find time for at least one of these outstanding gems.

GTA 6 reactions: Florida Men, car-top twerking, face tattoos, bikinis, and life behind bars
By Evan Lahti Published
GTA 6 What's GTA 6's America look like? The PC Gamer team weighs in: "People are either having the hedonistic time of their lives, or they are committing crimes."

I asked every PC Gamer editor to pick a product they couldn't live without. Here's what they said
By Evan Lahti Published
Deals Our favorite ergo keyboard, a life-changing screwdriver, and… a toaster oven?

Write for PC Gamer
By Evan Lahti Published
work We want to add your expert insight to our stable of freelance contributors.

The best games and announcements from all the summer showcases (and 7 hidden gems)
By Evan Lahti Published
Best of the best Which games "won" the last week? The PC Gamer team's verdict after watching every trailer.

Is it just me or does co-op make Diablo 4 feel way too easy?
By Evan Lahti, Lauren Morton, Tyler Colp Published
Lukewarm The PC Gamer team has been playing plenty of co-op, but partying up might be trivializing Hell.

How to co-stream the PC Gaming Show on June 11
By Evan Lahti Published
partner up Watch 55 game trailers featuring new announcements, updates, and exclusive interviews with developers on your stream.

8 overlooked games you might've missed in 2023 (that are rather good)
By Evan Lahti Published
👀👀 The Case of the Golden Idol, Stranded Dawn, Dredge, Cultic, and a surprising Pokémon-like with an amazing soundtrack.

As Hunt: Showdown players catch 'granny fever,' I'm wondering if we need more elderly characters in FPSes
By Evan Lahti Published
news I now patrol the bayou as a 72-year-old disturbed grandmother.

The PC Gaming Show will return on June 11
By Evan Lahti Published
PCGS New games and all-new trailers, coming to you from the void left by E3.

This tactics game is going all-in on pulp classics, mashing up Indiana Jones, The Mummy, and XCOM to make something surprisingly original
By Evan Lahti Published
Indiana Pwns In The Lamplighters League, you lead a secret group of scoundrels fighting against an occult army in the 1930s.
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