Evan Lahti
Evan's a hardcore FPS enthusiast who joined PC Gamer 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 CS:GO, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, Rainbow Six Siege, and Arma 2. 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. Evan also leads production of the PC Gaming Show, the annual E3 showcase event dedicated to PC gaming.
Latest articles by Evan Lahti
After attracting more players than ever, Crytek isn't done breaking Hunt: Showdown: 'If nobody says don't do that, then it's not actually good enough'
By Morgan Park published
INTERVIEW Crytek talks balance, MMR, and breaking extraction shooter conventions in Hunt.
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.
PC gaming just got a new hockey game, and it's… a roguelike?
By Evan Lahti published
next fest Tape 2 Tape is a fairly simple retro hockey game, but it's also the best we've seen on PC in years.
PC Gamer's most-anticipated games of 2023
By Evan Lahti published
📆 30 games we think deserve your time, surveyed from the entire PC Gamer team.
One month after its release, one of our favorite games of 2022 is already $20 off
By Evan Lahti published
news Get the best superhero game in the last 10 years at a surprising discount.
GOTY Runner Up 2022: Marvel's Midnight Suns
By Evan Lahti published
The GOTYs The superhero game of our dreams.
Somehow, our favorite game of 2018 got even better in 2022
By Evan Lahti published
the gotys Why Into the Breach: Advanced Edition was one of the best experiences of the year.
Musk's Twitter meltdown reeks of '00s forum mod tantrums
By Evan Lahti published
opinion Having lived through dozens of subreddit dramas and imploded internet discussion boards, the last two months of Twitter have that air about them.
Best Roguelike 2022: Vampire Survivors
By Evan Lahti published
The GOTYs The numbers go up.
For a limited time, Hunt: Showdown's map is literally on fire
By Evan Lahti published
news Devil's Moon takes an incendiary turn.
Like most Marvel movies, Midnight Suns is hiding a huge secret in a post-credits teaser
By Evan Lahti published
news I think I've figured out what the Midnight Suns sequel will be.
PC Gamer's GOTY 2022 and end-of-year award nominees
By Evan Lahti published
🏆 Which game will win Game of the Year?
Kid crashes Elden Ring GOTY acceptance at The Game Awards
By Tyler Wilde last updated
news An individual snuck on stage with the Elden Ring group and took the mic after their speech.
Al Pacino and Kratos actor Chris Judge went filibuster mode at The Game Awards, and it was amazing
By Evan Lahti published
A Hollywood star handed off the first major trophy at The Game Awards to Kratos, and it immediately went in an unexpected direction.
Diablo 4 is coming June 6, 2023
By Evan Lahti published
news Three years after it was announced, the iconic action-RPG finally gets a firm release date.
Dead Cells crosses over with Castlevania in 2023
By Evan Lahti published
news Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania will unite one of the best modern action-platformers with one of its inspirations.
Petting a dog in a videogame has never been more important than in Midnight Suns
By Evan Lahti published
news Charlie and Ebony aren't just window dressing, they are minor participants in mankind's war against evil.
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