Capcom confirms Resident Evil 6 is in production

Earlier today, Capcom confirmed that Resident Evil 6 is currently in production and that fans of the survival-horrer series won't have too long to wait....

That's right folks, the release date provided by Capcom is November 20th of this year for Xbox 360 and PS3 to be followed by the PC at a later date.  The game, which will allow you to play alone or cooperatively, is being produced by the former producer of Resident Evil 4, Hiroyuki Kobayashi.

Following on the heels of the most popular entry of the series, Resident Evil 5, the story will follow both former protagonists Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield.  IGN, who broke the story, also included a brief plot synopsis from Capcom which is the following:

"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."   

So what do you think?  Are you excited?  Scared?  Let me know down below.

(Box art photo is not representative of final box art and is from IGN.)