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 ...

Unity also showed off a visual effects graph for intuitively creating new VFX, ... Unity is planning to release the ECS demo to the public “with full source and assets” in 2019.

Part of the New Zealand-based visual effects studio co-founded by Oscar-winning director Sir Peter Jackson has been sold for $1.6bn (£1.2bn). A division of Weta Digital, which has worked on films ...

Unity software is scuttling Peter Jackson's Weta FX visual effects company, which will lead to an estimated 265 jobs being eliminated. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

What Happened: Unity Software Inc U announced it will acquire Weta Digital, a leading visual effects company, for $1.625 billion. The purchase will be paid using $1 billion in cash and $625 ...

“The Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson is selling most of his visual effects studio Weta Digital to Unity, which makes development software for video games, for $1.6 billion.

Unity announced an intent to acquire the tools, pipeline, technology, and some engineering staff from Weta Digital. It’s a $1.625 billion cash and stock deal. It’s a major move by Unity.

Unity, the company behind the game engine of the same name, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire blockbuster VFX firm Weta Digital for a hefty $1.625 billion (thanks, The Hollywood ...

Part of the New Zealand-based visual effects studio co-founded by Oscar-winning director Sir Peter Jackson has been sold for $1.6bn (£1.2bn). A division of Weta Digital, which has worked on films ...