Ok not really but they're the main protagonists of the game. Potential awesomeness incoming.
It's also supposed to be more like RE4 than RE5, although haven't we known that already? This might be old too but I'm not certain.
http://mynintendonews.com/2012/01/19/resident-evil-6-is-apparently-well-under-way-and-will-feature-chris-and-leon-as-main-characters/
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