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.
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news The Splinter Cell hero is back, but maybe not where we expected.

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analysis A life-stealing jerk who can turn invisible, invincible, and blind your whole-ass team.

By Evan Lahti, Wes Fenlon Published
Tips Our tips for outsmarting the Locust hordes in Gears Tactics.

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news Humans, aliens, and hybrids join forces in XCOM: Chimera Squad.

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guide Following in the footsteps of CS:GO, Valorant is a nuanced FPS. Here's 10 tips to help you win.

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snapshot Riot's take on CS:GO is deep and fun, but the guns and characters lack personality.

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History buff Dive into our archive of brilliant making-of features.

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news The latest Rainbow Six Siege patch notes hit the test server, tagging Jager with a new armor/speed rating.

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🦄 Roundguard brings cheerfulness to a genre defined by suffering.

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e3 Our plan, after the cancellation of E3 2020.

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merch Adopt a Psion into your home.

By Evan Lahti, PC Gamer Published
apexcellent Season 4 - Assimilation is underway, bringing a new legend, new ammo type, and lots of changes to World's Edge.

By Evan Lahti, PC Gamer Published
2020 The PC Gamer team takes a crack at picking 2020's best games, and discuss the results.

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🏆 Pick a winner in our inaugural draft of 2019's releases.

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Droidventures This is the final part of our canon-destroying playthrough of Star Wars Conquest, a mod for sandbox RPG Mount & Blade.

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Droidventures Twenty hours into my Star Wars Conquest campaign, I realize that I have no idea what the game’s win state is. Is there one?

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Droidventures Last time Emperor Palpatine gave me a lightsaber-whipping on Endor, but now I'm determined to take the Death Star.

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Droidventures I receive a missive from Mon Mothma to join the Rebel Alliance. And she's giving me a moon.

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Droidventures In today's adventure, I recover from having my pride and HP wounded by intergalactic jerkbag Grand Moff Tarkin.

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Droidventures Join us for the Star Wars adventure of a lifetime, through an unfinished Mount & Blade mod and many, many GIFs.

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2010-2019 25 influential games that defined 2010-2019.

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personal pick Trading tall tales with friends in this co-op shooter was one of my best gaming experiences of 2019.

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reflections PC Gamer editors reflect on the gaming experiences they'll remember.
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