Game engine maker Unity has announced its intent to acquire Weta Digital, the New Zealand-based VFX studio owned by Peter Jackson that's behind the special effects in films including Jackson's Lord of ...

Unity Software, a 3D game-development platform, is expanding its VFX footprint in a big way with the $1.625 billion acquisition of the technology division of Peter Jackson‘s New Zealand-based Weta ...

Unity has entered an agreement to acquire VFX platform Weta Digital, with aims to lean further into the metaverse. Weta was co-founded by director Peter Jackson, and is responsible for the digital ...

Unity has launched a Weta Tools division that aims to provide 2D and 3D VFX solutions for the wider industry. Unity acquired Weta Digital in 2021, and Ziva Dynamics in 2022, and will now make their ...

SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) - Unity Software will buy Weta Digital, a visual effects (VFX) studio known for its work in movies such as Godzilla Vs Kong and Avatar in a US$1.63 billion (S$2.2 billion) cash ...

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The possibilities of real-time rendering and game engines in animation production seem to be more and more apparent every week. Now Unity, one of the major game engine makers, has released a new ...

Weta FX will aim to rehire its former staff, though further layoffs are likely in Unity at large. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.