The announcement of the year is here. HBO has revealed July 16 to be the date when the fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" Season 7 would make way to the TV screens. The channel also released a teaser video that shows the sigils of the various houses, crumbling to pieces, accompanied by dialogues in the background.

"Game of Thrones" Season 7 is four months away as HBO has announced the seventh season premiere date to be July 16, Deadline claimed. The announcement was made yesterday during a Facebook live video event and more than 150,000 fans watched the announcement. It was made in an intriguing manner with fans being asked to type fire in the comments to melt the ice. The video ended twice without declaring the date and it was in the third instance that fans got to know about the date.

As for the video, it did not have any new footage or scenes, but it did have a dialogue from Jon Snow where he says that there is only one war that matters and it is the Great War and it is here, People has learned. Notably, fans have been waiting for the premiere date of "Game of Thrones" Season 7 for a long time.

They knew that unlike all other seasons that have premiered in April, "Game of Thrones" Season 7 would be late. However, HBO had not announced any specific date and only mentioned summer when asked about the release. However, now that the date is out, fans have heaved a big sigh of relief. Next thing they would be waiting for would be the trailer of "Game of Thrones" Season 7.

It is worth mentioning here that "Game of Thrones" Season 7 was delayed because the storyline was such that it needed to be shot in winter conditions. Also, the upcoming season would be inspired from the yet-to-be-published "The Winds of Winter" and "A Dream of Spring."