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We have a quite a few events to dig into as we head into Thanksgiving week. You’re going to be in full clock-out mode when you get into work on Monday anyway, so why not stay up late and watch some tournaments?

Smite is having its big world championship, pitting the scene’s best against each other for the right to call themselves the best. (Stream / Schedule)

The last Dota 2 major before the long-awaited 7.20, taking place in Kuala Lumpur, wraps up this weekend, as titans in the scene continue to prove themselves while a few new teams are making a name for themselves. (Stream / Schedule)

Meanwhile, the Red Bull Conquest tournament circuit has been going strong all year, but takes its final stop in Washington D.C. to cap off its circuits in Street Fighter V, Guilty Gear Xrd, and  Tekken 7. (Stream / Schedule)

If those aren’t your bag, you can catch Brawlhalla, Soulcalibur VI, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and several Super Smash Bros. events at Dreamhack Atlanta. (Streams and Schedule)

Also in Atlanta, the Halo 5: Guardians pro circuit comes to a head for the conclusion of its Championship series. (Stream / Schedule)

Gears of War 4 is having a charity event in Columbus, Ohio, with half of the $200,000 prize pool being donated. (Stream / Schedule)

Rainbow Six Siege is taking its Pro League Finals to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, so you can catch some great tactical shooter action all weekend long. (Stream and Schedule) 

That’s it for this weekend! Let us know if we missed an event, or if there’s a scene you’d like us to cover, in the comments.

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The office is full of hectic energy as we move towards Thanksgiving week. Most editors have barricaded themselves at their desks to finish their work before getting down to serious turkey-preparing business. Even so, we still have time for video games like Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu & Eevee, Hitman 2, and Red Dead Redemption II.

Do you have any plans this weekend? Let us know in the comments below!

Brian Shea (@BrianPShea) – I just emerged from a review tunnel with Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu & Eevee, so I’m looking forward to getting back to Red Dead Redemption II. Outside of that, I’m planning on starting Fallout 76 and checking out Hitman 2. Also, Tetris Effect has served as the perfect end to my nights recently, so I’ll be sure to play more of that. Oh, and Overwatch. Always Overwatch.

Jill Grodt (@Finruin) – There is so much to wrap up before I can think about going home for the Thanksgiving holiday! Hopefully, I’ll have time to squeeze in some Red Dead and Pokémon: Let’s Go.

Suriel Vasquez (@SurielVazquez) – Trying to smuggle a Thunderlord into Miami for my girl J.J. Macfield.

Javy Gwaltney – This has got to be the most exciting, anxiety-inducing video game weekend of the year for me. I think I’ll spend a fair amount of it in a café catching Pokémon on my Switch, then exploring the wasteland in Fallout 76, before returning to my one big obsession this year: Red Dead Redemption II.

Kyle Hilliard (@KyleMHilliard) – Still making my way through Red Dead Redemption II. Turns out that’s a big old game that takes a really long time! Otherwise it’s home prep time for family visiting out of town for Thanksgiving and playing Lego DC Super-Villains with the kid. Might sneak some Let’s Go, Eevee in there, too, at some point.

Imran Khan (@imranzomg) – This week I’m at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest talking to Final Fantasy XIV fans, so if you see me, come up and say hi! I’m also playing Red Dead Redemption II in my hotel room occasionally, but don’t say hi to me there. I’m also playing more Valkyria Chronicles 4 on my Switch while I’m traveling, saying hi to me while I’m doing that might come down to the situation.

Jeff Cork – I’m still plugging away at Red Dead Redemption II, and I think I’m going to focus on the hunting part this weekend. I need to upgrade my satchels and all that business and picking off animals here and there as I move between mission points isn’t cutting it. It’s time to get serious. I’ll also probably check out Ashe in Overwatch. I play a lot of mystery heroes, so my time with her has been limited (and tragically brief). I think I like her?

Ben Hanson (@yozetty) – This weekend I’m committed to making as much progress as possible in Red Dead Redemption II. Come hell or high water or social engagement. I’m also watching the new Coen brothers Western to help get me get in the mood. I’m early in chapter 4 and am really loving the game now!

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Fallout 76 released just this week, but Bethesda is already hard at work on improvements it can bring to the online post-apocalyptic title. The first patch is set to hit on November 19, but the most requested fan updates aren’t hitting until later.

The November 19 patch will focus on game performance and stability across every platform, but will also fix some quests, UI elements, and more. Bethesda warns that the patch will be a large download, but future patches won’t be nearly as big.

Bethesda also wants to increase the stash limit in the next few weeks. The development team initially capped the stash to limit the number of items the game had to track moving through the world, but the team thinks it has ideas that will work to fix this oft-requested change to work in both short- and long-term.

In addition, the Fallout 76 team wants to add Push to Talk, ultrawide support, and a FOV slider for PC players before the end of the year.

The team also teased a bit of what to expect in 2019, including new content and in-game systems to improve the overall experience in Fallout 76. Bethesda teases that players will see new Vaults opening, new ways to improve your C.A.M.P.s, new multiplayer features, and more free add-ons they won’t detail just yet.

Fallout 76 is currently available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

[Source: Bethesda]

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The mysterious, new mythical Pokémon Meltan is now able to be acquired in Pokémon Go through a couple of different methods. The initial announcement hinted that Meltan would only be obtainable through using the Pokémon Go integration in the newly released Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu & Eevee, but Niantic has announced a more conventional route to adding the steel-type monster to your collection.

Must like the Mew, Celebi, and Spiritomb questlines, players can now acquire Meltan through Special Research tasks. The questline, titled “Let’s Go, Meltan” consists of nine stages. You may want to complete the quests sooner rather than later, though, as some of the Pokémon required to complete the stages will be more common through November 27.

Players who bought Pokémon: Let’s Go in hopes of acquiring a Meltan before everyone else can likely take solace in evolving the new creature faster than anyone else; Meltan requires 400 candies in order to evolve, and doesn’t cough up a single candy until you’ve walked 20 km with it as your buddy. With Let’s Go, you can get 30 minutes of Meltan spawns per week using the Mystery Box item provided when you trade a Pokémon from Pokémon Go to Pokémon: Let’s Go using the Go Park in Fuchsia City.

For more on Pokémon Go, check out our ever-growing guide here. For more on Pokémon: Let’s Go, head to our review.

[Source: Pokémon Go]

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