Indivisible DLC and Updates Cancelled Following Lab Zero Games Closure - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 October 2020 / 2,480 Views

Publisher 505 Games has released a statement regarding the future of Indivisible following the restructuring and dissolution of developer Lab Zero Games.

All future DLC and updates for the game have been cancelled. This includes planned guest characters and backer-created characters. However, an update for the Switch version was already submitted and will release on October 13, which adds Razmi’s Challenges, New Game+, and Couch Co-Op.

Indivisible DLC and Updates Cancelled Following Lab Zero Games Closure

Read the statement from 505 Games below:

In light of the recent restructuring and dissolution of Lab Zero, 505 Games would like to clarify what this means for the future Indivisible.

At this stage, apart from content that is already in submission, there will unfortunately be no more production on the game.

We understand that longtime players have been waiting for Guest Characters as well as some Backer-created characters. Regretfully, this additional content will not be added to the game.

There is an update for Nintendo Switch that is already in submission. It will add Razmi’s Challenges, New Game+, and Couch Co-Op to the Nintendo Switch. That update will bring all platforms to the same level of development and offer a complete game experience to all current and future players. This is expected to release later this month starting on October 13 and rolling out to other regions afterwards.

Indivisible is a game of diversity, inclusion, friendship and evolution. 505 Games worked with the talented and creative people at Lab Zero for many years to bring Indivisible to life.

We are proud of the game that was created and are happy that it has received the positive response that it deserves. We are sorry the journey has ended this way.

We wish to thank all the Indivisible players, new and old, who have supported the game. From the bottom of our hearts, we appreciate you all.

—505 Games

Read an FAQ from 505 games below:

What about guest characters?
We understand that longtime players have been waiting for Guest Characters as well as some Backer-created characters. Regretfully, this additional content will not be added to the game. The IP holder for at least one of the guest characters has backed out and we expect more will follow. The dissolution of Lab Zero means there will be no future development on Indivisible.

What is up with the Ajna Statue for backers?
The sole remaining physical IndieGoGo Backer reward is the Ajna/Heruka Statue. To support the Backer community, 505 took over this responsibility to ensure fans would get their physical rewards. 505 is paying to produce the statues which are about to enter into production. We will post information about the availability of this reward in due course.

Is the game being removed from Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, etc?
The game will continue to be available for purchase digitally on all current platforms. Physical versions of the game are still available for PS4 and Xbox One in all regions. Physical versions of the game for Switch are only available in Europe and Japan.

Will the North American physical version of the game be released?
UPDATED INFO:
We are expecting a small batch of North American physical Nintendo Switch cartridges at select retailers in November. We will release more information as soon as we have it confirmed. For now, players with pre-orders should wait for more news to see if your retailer will have copies available to fulfill orders.

My backer code doesn’t work / I didn’t get my digital reward, what do I do?
Lab Zero is responsible for all digital Indiegogo rewards and backer issues (except for the Statues and physical versions of the game). Please contact them directly at indiegogo@labzerogames.com. Please be aware that given their current situation, they may not be able to reply.

I never got my physical game as an Indiegogo Backer, what do I do?
Please submit a ticket at support.505games.com by October 31st, 2020.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

6 Comments

TallSilhouette (on 09 October 2020)

What the hell happened? Something stinks to high heaven at 505; there's been nothing but bad news coming from them lately.

JWeinCom TallSilhouette (on 09 October 2020)

Allegedly Mike Z was a generally shitty boss and especially abusive to his female employees. When confronted on it, he doubled down refusing to make any changes to the work environment. This led to a large part of the staff leaving, and everyone who didn't quit was laid off.