It’s official! Capcom has confirmed the next installment in its long-running horror franchise, Resident Evil 6, and the highly anticipated title already as has a release date.

Taking place some ten years after the infamous Raccoon City incident, Resident Evil 6 begins with the President of the United States about to reveal the truth behind the Raccoon City incident.

But, unfortunately, he’s instead transformed into a hideous mutated monster and its up to bodyguard Leon S. Kennedy to make sense of it all. Meanwhile, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance agent Chris Redfield arrives in China, but it itself is under a bioterrorist attack.

It looks like we might be getting a mix of both traditional Resident Evil survival horror elements and action oriented elements. However, no other details where made available. With that said, the globe outbreak is expected on November 20 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 — with the PC infection expect sometime after that.

There’s a list of complaints for Resident Evil 5 from the games controls system and the weird camera thing it does, sometimes, but even with all of that it has proven itself to be a great game. But, it seems that the producer of the game, Jun Takeuchi, has some idea for rebooting the franchise.

When being interviewed by 1UP, Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi revealed that the franchise is in for a reboot, or atleast that’s what the 1UP feature preview said:

“In what is destined to be the first genuinely epic game of 2009, Resident Evil 5 is practically guaranteed to be the last of its kind, with the game’s producer, Jun Takeuchi, assuring us that a reboot is in order for the inevitable Resident Evil 6. That’s not to suggest that there’s anything wrong with the evil at hand. Quite the opposite; it’s awesome fun, and we’ve beaten the game from beginning to end, and have a week’s worth of detailed, insider info for you to enjoy. Check out our exclusive interview, videos of unseen levels, and our final hands-on preview to see if Capcom’s controversial new survival-horror game lives up to its legacy.”