With the ‘shocking’ (READ: Expected Any Day Now) announcement of Resident Evil 6 two weeks ago with that jaw-dropping trailer, action, horror and survival horror fans around the world finally got the confirmation they’ve been waiting for - Capcom is going big!

Naturally, dozens of questions were raised regarding the nature of the game, who you’ll be playing as and which events the plot revolves around in Resident Evil 6, but at least one question that’s been burning fans’ brains since the fifth game has been answered: It’s not survival horror this time around. Again.

Instead, Capcom’s directors and producers insist that Resident Evil 6 is carving out its own genre of horror that the team has dubbed “dramatic horror,” something quite different to the ‘survival’ strain. “Classic Resident Evil moments” are promised, but the trailer says otherwise.

In addition, it’s been confirmed that a whopping 600 people are currently working on Resident Evil 6 to ensure it hits its release date of November 20th this year, 150 of those personnel being from Capcom HQ proper.

Further details emerging regarding the actual gameplay of Resident Evil 6 reveal that the game will, at one point in the storyline, throw 70 000 zombies at players - creatures that this time are “a bit different to what [we] may be used to.”

Reports doing the rounds also point to Resident Evil 6 including six-player co-operative multiplayer online, with two-player local co-operative play in the mix, too. Another secretive multiplayer mode is said to allow for up to eight players

Whether or not those multiplayer claims are true remains to be seen, but we’ll keep our ears to the ground to discover the truth.

For now, listen to top developers working on Resident Evil 6 and watch that amazing debut trailer again, below:

Resident Evil 6 - Fright Club Developer Briefing

Resident Evil 6 Trailer Screen Grabs

Resident Evil 6 Artwork

Lastly, although the intrigue has largely dried up now, you can follow Capcom’s work on NoHopeLeft.com that stirred up a bit of mystery surrounding the announcement of Resident Evil 6 - lots of cool clues, images and videos there to increase the excitement!