It’s been a long time coming, but Capcom has finally unwrapped and revealed Resident Evil 6. Set to launch in November, RE6 will let you play as both Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield. The game is being produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who worked on Resident Evil 4.
Capcom has also outlined the game’s story:
”It has been ten years since the Raccoon City incident and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity. Due to be by the President’s side is his personal friend and Raccoon City survivor, Leon S. Kennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, Leon is forced to face a President transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decision. At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance member Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack. With no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world’s population is united by a common fear that there is no hope left.”
Different retailers will have special pre-order bonuses which ”will each get an exclusive map that will function with various modes in the game.”
Resident Evil 6 will launch on November 20th, 2012 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with a PC version coming later.
