Evan Lahti

Evan Lahti

Strategic Director

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

Darkest Dungeon - the Ancestor
Wayne June, famed narrator of the Darkest Dungeon games, has died

By Andy Chalk Published

news Red Hook Studios said June's work "is nothing short of iconic, and deserves to be recognized and celebrated at the highest levels of our industry."

news
marvel rivals characters screenshots
'We will take measures to vanquish this nefarious behavior': Marvel Rivals will ban console players who use a mouse and keyboard

By Evan Lahti Published

Using third-party emulation devices to gain an advantage may get you banished to the Negative Zone, says Marvel Rivals studio NetEase Games.

Games
The G-Man looking at the camera.
8 bold gaming predictions for 2025

By Tyler Wilde Published

🔮 What does the new year have in store for videogames?

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Best Multiplayer 2024: Helldivers 2
Best Multiplayer 2024: Helldivers 2

By Morgan Park Published

🏆 Reinventing the live service game—for democracy.

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Best FPS 2024: STRAFTAT
Best FPS 2024: STRAFTAT

By Jake Tucker Published

🏆 Our favourite shooter of the year was look all the best custom lobbies rolled into one.

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Best Roguelike 2024: Caves of Qud
Best Roguelike 2024: Caves of Qud

By Lincoln Carpenter Published

🏆 Genre-defining weirdness.

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Best Survival Game 2024: Pacific Drive
Best Survival Game 2024: Pacific Drive

By Jacob Ridley Published

🏆 On the road again.

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Creative Achievement 2024: UFO 50
Creative Achievement 2024: UFO 50

By Evan Lahti Published

🏆 Everything old is new again.

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Dapper thief with facial scars and leather armor holding large Faberge egg
'I've spent my entire career trying to recreate the feeling I had when I played D&D for the first time,' says immersive sim godfather Warren Spector, with new game Thick as Thieves going multiplayer because 'you don't play D&D alone'

By Ted Litchfield Published

news Spector described wanting to push the genre in new and interesting directions.

news
Ciri from The Witcher games
CDPR devs are excited 'we can finally say The Witcher 4 publicly', and laugh about trying 'to learn not to call it Polaris anymore'

By Rich Stanton Published

"This is not a codename anymore, so this is exciting."

The Witcher
Ciri casts an offensive magic sign in a fight with a monstrous spider.
The Witcher 4 may have familiar faces but it's an origin story: 'A new opening, a new saga, a new beginning actually'

By Rich Stanton Published

News "Ciri is so passionate about what she's doing that she will never be neutral. She will go for it."

News
Ciri from The Witcher 4 approaches a crowd of fearful peasants menacingly.
The Witcher 4 was always going to be about Ciri, 'even when we were doing The Wild Hunt actually', but don't worry about Geralt: 'Definitely he's going to appear'

By Harvey Randall Published

News Oh yeah, it's all coming together.

News
A thief surveils a building called The Underhand while police chase a suspect through the street
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.

In the thick of it
Security camera image allegedly of Luigi Mangione
Healthcare CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione has connections to the videogame industry, claims to have worked on Civilization 6

By Andy Chalk Last updated

news Luigi Mangione has now been charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

news
PC Gamer 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
The PC Gamer 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

By Sarah Richter Last updated

Giftageddon Gifts for PC gamers sure to bring holiday cheer to one and all.

Giftageddon
Trend Watch top of page graphic featuring the 5 biggest gaming trends and stylized art of computer cords in the background, and the logo of Trend Watch, an open eye with a flame at the center
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.

trends
A grid of game developers and other industry figures who are part of The Council, with their titles and The Council emblem centered
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

Most Wanted
Key art for the 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.

News
Baldur's Gate 3 screenshot
RPGs are king, and 6 other things the PC Gamer Top 100 tells us about the state of PC gaming

By Tyler Wilde Published

Top 100 Breaking down PC Gamer's 2024 list of the top 100 greatest PC games.

Top 100
Hunt Showdown 1896 key art with 3 cowboy characters
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.

News
PC Gamer announces editorial staff changes and recent hirings

By Evan Lahti Published

staff Meet our new Global Editor-in-Chief, Phil Savage.

staff
hunt: showdown 1896
'This is the most polished map we've ever shipped': Hunt: Showdown 1896 director goes deep on Hunt's first new map in 3 years

By Morgan Park Published

1896 Hunt: Showdown 1896 represents the next era of Hunt, with an upgraded engine and new map coming in August.

1896
satan sitting at a PC with two monitors surrounded by dishes, in a gaming chair
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?

opinion
screenshot from the trailer of doom's new skull chewing gun
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.

news
A collage of key art from Content Warning, Abiotic Factor and other weird games
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.

opinion
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