Following the announcement of "Darkstalkers Resurrection" at 2012 New York Comic-Con in October, a concept trailer was shown during Capcom's "Street Fighter" 25th Anniversary panel. "Darkstalkers Resurrection" producer Derek Neal and Yoshinori Ono told interviewers that the re-release bundle was the first step towards revitalizing the franchise. Neal also claimed that Capcom is using "Darkstalkers Resurrection" as a test to gauge audience interest in a new "Darkstalkers" installment. In April 2013, Capcom senior vice president Christian Svensson wrote: "We've not given up. But I'm disappointed in the opening sales response relative to any other fighting title we've put out on the same platforms given the frequency and urgency of requests we've had here over the last several years and the quality of the execution. It is the most fully featured and probably best project of this type we've done. And before people jump to the wrong conclusions, I'm not blaming fans who did buy it and supported the brand. I'm very thankful for those guys (thank you, to all of you). I'm more disappointed by my misread of the information in this particular case". There was no "Darkstalkers are not dead" line at San Diego Comic-Con 2013. Matt Dahlgren, Capcom's new fighting game manager, said that because ""Darkstalkers Resurrection" did not perform as well as we would have liked. You never know what the future may hold, but "Street Fighter" is definitely not dead. There is nothing "Darkstalkers" on the immediate horizon for sure".