505 Shuts Down Indivisible Production After Lab Zero Closure

Was this game any good?

Well...I'm not surprised, but still, this sucks.

@Zach777 it was when i played the demo on ps4.

Really stinks of dunng to high heaven. I hope to get my PreOrder still.

Hopefully they sell the rights of those games to Microsoft so those wouldn't go to waste.

I'm going to buy this game, really sucks that they have to stop updateing.

Well hopefully the staff find other jobs, especially given the horrible horrible stuff that’s come to light about certain figures in the company. Never good to see devs go under.

Bumski... Now I feel bad that I never pulled the trigger 😑

@Retro_Player_77 why Microsoft? Did I miss something?

@nessisonett those under lab zero who left have made a new company from what i understand (as seen at the bottom of the article)

Sad to see, but I wouldn't say that Lab Zero is totally dead. The company, yes, but the entire team just went and formed Future Club without Mike Z's toxic presence. So it's the same studio, they just changed names and kicked out the jerk.

This is sad, since this is all because of that on jacka** Mike guy who had to do some stupid things (I don't remember what, but it wasn't good), So I give my good luck to everyone in the team that isn't named Mike Zaimont.

I never played this game but it's completely unfair for this to happen. Those backers literally wasted their money.

I preordered the Switch version from Target last year, not too they’ll make the cut for a “small” batch of cartridges.

Main thing is I hope the staff get other jobs. There is some real good work that they took part in. What a horrible experience

I really liked the game... It's always sad to see this kind of thing, especially when they were actually producing decent content.

I have had a physical of this pre ordered since April. Hopefully when that small batch of north american physicals get released I'll still get it.

@NImH Cause if Microsoft owns it then we'll at least see more of these on PC (and perhaps the Switch).

A shame but at least there's an update on the way. That dev team is stubborn and will bounce back eventually.

@Entrr_username Crowdfunding is not preordering; it's an investment that carries significant fundamental risk.

If you're not going into these projects with the mindset that you're likely wasting your money from the moment you click confirm, then you really shouldn't be messing around with them.

Too bad, but at least the game itself is well and released. And firmly on my wishlist, needless to say.

@Fath I'm skeptical about crowdfunding in general. The hydra of entitled audience whims is enough of a rectal ache even when they have no right to dictate the production; when they become a collective crowd of effective producers/sponsors... YIKES. Finding a publisher - no matter how corporate or trend-fallible - at least should give the creators a smaller number of backseat drivers to listen to.

@Zach777 yes

And a future collectible was born.

@Zach777 I adored it on Switch. The combat, art, animation and score are stellar in my opinion. Easily a 9/10 game for me.

With the actual team behind it reforming and the rights being owned by the publisher (so i've heard), there's at least a slim chance that the title can be salvaged through contract work.

Making a bit of ruckus around 505 about it will probably help to show that there's demand, especially since the brunt of the work is mostly finished already.

If 505 ignores this possibility, especially ignoring backer perks might put a dent in their reputation.

Let's hope the best for the new studio, there's certainly a lot of talent to be found there.

I am wondering if this will have some effect on the digital version as well, will it still be available?

@Arckadius Same here. I've had this pre-ordered since May from Best Buy in the U.S. and they sent me on email on September 29th stating the following:

"We were just informed that the release date for (Indivisible, Nintendo Switch) has been updated to Tuesday, November 17, 2020.

You don't need to take any action at this time. We'll keep you posted if anything else changes, and we'll let you know as soon as it's ready."

I hope I get it.

Who'd a thought going against the guy who is both the lead programmer and made the engine your game runs on was a good idea?

@Einherjar Sadly, don't bet on it.

@Fath Still a scam

@BloodyMurder Except that guy was a grade-a a-hole.

Those whom PreOrder should get their's otherwise why even offer such buying options and taking it away when gamers are expecting it now.

Seems like a real slap in the face to backers who had no control over what happened internally with the team behind the game. I hope there is some kind of refund.

@Zach777 Yes, one of my favorite RPGs of the decade.

@Facelord boy, this comment is a WILD and deeply confused ride

Seeing how many delays and problems internally that were ongoing i bought the backers limited switch edition several months back. Glad I did.

@sanguinekhajiit I'm not confused at all. They virtue-signalled to cover up their immoral degeneracy, all while pushing vile identity politics using 1984-style newspeak. Rest in pieces, Lab Zero.

@Entrr_username
Yep, and now the game is dead without him.

@Facelord ...or maybe the head guy was an @** and the employees were just sick of him? Get your head out of 4Chan and calm the hell down - not everything is part of a conspiracy, y'know.

Awful for the backers, but I'm glad the devs are free of their boss's BS. Hopefully 505 can shift the rights over to the new studio and give this game the proper sendoff it deserves... without Mike Z's involvement, of course.

@Facelord buddy, 1984 went way over your head

Darn it, Mike Z.

@Facelord As much as I hate forcing American ideas of “diversity” into everything, regardless of the culture of origin, this case ain’t it mate. Lab Zero seems to have been cursed back when they were doing sexy fighting games.

@AlexSwitch10 Best Buy Canada still has the date as Dec 31...no email for me yet. Feeling worried.

I remember the demo version seemed to be on the Playstation store for years before ever being released. When you spend so much time and all of your funds making a game unless it sells really well fast you are probably going to be in trouble financially at some point.

@Arckadius I know what you mean. I know I'll get my money back if it doesn't release, but I was still hoping for the physical U.S. copy.

On another note, wasn't 505 the same company that botched the port of "Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night" on the Switch originally? I still loved the game and 100%'d it in the Switch upon it's release, but I admit this was a poor porting job. Very noticeable difference when I went back and played it on the PC.

@Arckadius Just got another email from Best Buy in the U.S. stating the release has now been moved to Tue, December 1st, 2020.

@AlexSwitch10 Bestbuy Canada now has its release date changed to that date as well. But no email for me yet, hopefully soon. Would just like to know. Plus I got it for $10 off pre order price so I dont want to give that up by trying Amazon who already cancelled my first order of it back in April.

@Arckadius I absolutely loved Bloodstained, played and 100% on Switch as well. I never tried it on another console though so I never noticed anything wrong. Had it crash on my twice though during my playthrough.