Gameloft has been teasing fans about the release date for "Modern Combat 5 Blackout" for months, today they finally made the annoncement of the games release date.

Gameloft has talked about its multiplayer, its graphics, its continued online connectivity, they've streamed the game, they've done everything but say when it's releasing. And now there is an official release date, July 24th.

Price will be $6.99 with no in-app purchases. iOS and Android versions will launch simultaneously, but not the Windows Phone version. They'll have to wait a bit longer.

The launch date announcement comes just a couple of days after Gameloft disclosed that Modern Combat 5 would have an online connection requirement due to its unified progression system. Contrary to this development he game developer has just updated The Amazing Spider-Man 2 with an offline mode, which means an offline mode may eventually come to "Modern Combat 5 Blackout."

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Modern Combat 5 was first announced by Gameloft back in June last year. Since then, and especially over the past few months, it has been teased a number of times, including instances when Gameloft released a trailer for it for this year's E3 and touted its use of an advanced graphical technology called screen space ambient occlusion.]

A big difference between "Modern Combat 5 Blackout" and previous versions of the game is that the main missions will be shorter, lasting on average 5-10 minutes. Zero Hour's average mission length was 15-20 minutes. "Modern Combat 5 Blackout" also introduces allies, characters who follow along with the player, often joining in during conflicts. In addition, the allies also revive the player the first time they die during a campaign mission.

Like Zero Hour, the campaign missions in Modern Combat 5: Blackout vary in style. The game is primarily a first person shooter, but missions include controlling turrets on boats, helicopters, and even drones.

Modern Combat 5: Blackout is the fifth installment in the Modern Combat series, following "Modern Combat: Sandstorm," "Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus," "Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation," and "Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour."