The Reign of Talon’s Final Showdown Begins – Overwatch’s Midseason 5 is Now Live

The Reign of Talon has entered its final act. Overwatch’s midseason 5 update is now live, closing out the game’s first year-long narrative arc and sending Doomfist and Overwatch to Rialto to stop Vendetta once and for all.

Here’s what players can expect this midseason:

• Everything leads to this moment. Taking Reign, the event that concludes The Reign of Talon, runs 4 November to 7 December AEDT. The five-week event features 24 tiers of rewards, including an Epic Sigma skin recolour in the Free Pass. The Event Pass adds Legendary Resurgence Doomfist, Vendetta’s new Heroic Weapon, and more.
• The Overwatch x EVE Protocol collab, live 4 to 17 November AEDT, brings futuristic skins for…
  • Widowmaker as EVE
  • D.Va as Lily
  • Freja as Raven
  • Vendetta as Tachy
  • Soldier: 76 as Adam
• Spooky season may be over, but Roadhog keeps its spirit alive on 4 November AEDT with his Mythic Necrotic Knight Roadhog skin. A corrupted knight cursed with an endless hunger for souls, the skin is customisable across four monstrous levels.
• Excavation Initiative returns 4 November to 7 December AEDT, and Junkrat’s Loot Hunt is back 21 to 23 November AEDT. Loot Hunt offers up to nine Loot Boxes with no daily reset, plus Double XP throughout the event.
• Drives return 4 to 7 December AEDT, with separate Competitive and Quick Play tracks for more ways to play and more rewards to chase.
• The Black Friday Vault Sale runs 4 November to 7 December AEDT with curated bundles of rare cosmetics. Highlights include the Peak Mega Bundle, Hero Spotlight Bundles, the StarCraft Mega Bundle, and more.
• The OWCS World Finals head to Guangzhou 3 to 6 December AEDT, and the in-game Cheer Rally runs 4 to 7 December AEDT for players to claim rewards while following the action.

Via: Just Zulu