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
The biggest upgrade I made this year was a robot desk
By Evan Lahti published
surface Upgrading my desk was the closest thing to a real transformation I gave my gaming setup in 2020.
2020 was the year I got back into Call of Duty
By Evan Lahti published
Staff Pick Is it cool to enjoy Call of Duty again?
Best Multiplayer Game 2020: Valorant
By Evan Lahti published
GOTY 2020 Riot's competitive FPS takes aim at CS:GO.
Who won the PC Gamer 2020 Fantasy Draft? Help us decide
By Evan Lahti, PC Gamer published
🏆 Pick a winner in our inaugural draft of 2020's releases.
Best Roguelike 2020: Spelunky 2
By Evan Lahti published
GOTY 2020 Mossmouth's sequel is an unashamed tribute to its fans.
I can't stress enough that Back 4 Blood is Left 4 Dead 3
By Evan Lahti published
hands-on A sequel in all but name, the co-op zombie FPS is back.
Here are the nominees for PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2020
By Evan Lahti published
awards Our awards will start dropping this Saturday.
Back 4 Blood is basically Left 4 Dead 3
By Evan Lahti published
news And I can't stress enough how much that isn't a problem.
How buggy is Cyberpunk 2077, really?
By Evan Lahti published
bug report A wider look at the technical issues reviewers are reporting so far.
Our national nightmare is over: Call of Duty's MP5 has been nerfed
By Evan Lahti published
news In response to frustration and memes, the MP5 gets a targeted change.
Spelunky 2 patch buffs golden boss, nerfs golden parachutes
By Evan Lahti published
news Also, frogs can no longer kill ghosts. Wait, is that a bad thing?
Interview: Darkest Dungeon 2's new 3D look, monsters, The Narrator, and its surprising 'aspirational' spirit
By Evan Lahti published
exclusive New details on the direction of the sequel, and what shape we should expect it in under Early Access release.
PC gaming's best trips to the moon
By Tim Clark published
Lunar Tour Humans may explore the surface of the real moon again soon. In the meantime, here are some ways to explore it on PC.
PC gaming is really unpredictable right now and it's fun as hell
By Evan Lahti published
opinion Every month there's a new phenomenon, and studios you've never heard of are making them.
Come get a PC beta code for Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War
By Evan Lahti published
giveaway We're giving away 300 keys today. Enter now for a chance to grab one.
Come write news for PC Gamer
By Evan Lahti published
Jobs We're looking for a full-time staff writer in the UK to help us untangle PC gaming news.
What Microsoft buying Bethesda means for PC gamers
By Evan Lahti published
reactions The PC Gamer team reacts to perhaps the biggest gaming news of 2020.
Well, I guess we won the console war
By Evan Lahti published
it's over With more PlayStation exclusives headed to PC, the last shot in the console war may have been fired.
Doom Eternal DLC trailer shows mo' gods, mo' problems for the Doom Slayer
By Evan Lahti published
news The first proper trailer for The Ancient Gods, Part One.
Actually, 'Act on Instinct' is the best Command & Conquer song
By Evan Lahti published
fact Hell March is "Stairway to Heaven." Act on Instinct is "When the Levee Breaks."
Sam Fisher is coming to Rainbow Six Siege
By Evan Lahti published
news The Splinter Cell hero is back, but maybe not where we expected.
My self-esteem has been permanently lowered by Valorant's magenta vampire Reyna
By Evan Lahti published
analysis A life-stealing jerk who can turn invisible, invincible, and blind your whole-ass team.
7 things I wish I knew before playing Gears Tactics
By Evan Lahti, Wes Fenlon published
Tips Our tips for outsmarting the Locust hordes in Gears Tactics.
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