At 2011 San Diego Comic-Con in July, Ono revealed during the "Street Fighter X Tekken" panel that while a new "Darkstalkers" title had not been approved, he reassured the series' fans that ""Darkstalkers" is not dead". He then proceeded to take a photo of the attendees at the panel holding up their money to send to decision makers at Capcom to show support for the game. Later the following year in June, a message "Darkstalkers are not dead" appeared in a trailer for the PlayStation Vita version of "Street Fighter X Tekken"; when asked about it, Ono wrote on his Twitter: "I can't announce about "Darkstalkers" yet". Ono later teased the presence of "Darkstalkers" at a panel for "Street Fighter"'s 25th Anniversary Celebration at San Diego Comic-Con in July. Instead of taking a photo to send proof of demand to Capcom's upper management like he had done in the past, he stated: "This year, you don't have to do that, and it's not necessarily bad news!", but refrained himself from saying anything else.