Acquisition to put award-winning VFX tools and technology into the hands of millions of creators and artists SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unity (NYSE: U), the world’s leading platform for creating ...

Unity's announcement post says its "definitive agreement" to acquire Weta Digital includes its artist tools, core pipeline, intellectual property, and engineering talent. Among the 16 tools it lists ...

Weta Digital, one of the world’s premier visual effects companies founded by Peter Jackson, has sold its visual effects tech division to Unity in a $1.625 billion deal, according to an individual with ...

Weta created the Oscar-winning VFX on 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Avatar.' By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Publicly traded tech firm Unity has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Peter ...

Unity Technologies, the company behind the Unity engine, is buying Weta Digital. If you’re a film buff, you need no introduction to Weta. It’s the VFX house Peter Jackson co-founded in 1993. It has ...

Unity has announced a round of layoffs and the closure of Weta Digital, after it decided to end its agreement with Peter Jackson's Weta FX. The layoffs will impact 265 employees, a total of 3.8% of ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unity (NYSE: U), the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Weta Digital’s ...

Unity, the company best known for its line of popular video game engines, has announced plans to purchase the tech division of the Peter Jackson-led, New Zealand-based visual-effects studio Weta ...

Acquisition to put award-winning VFX tools and technology into the hands of millions of creators and artists Mortal Engines (Graphic: Business Wire) Weta Digital will join Unity’s Create Solutions ...

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 ...