A massive shake-up in the VFX market as Unity makes the potentially game-changing purchase of Weta Digital and aims to release its tools to the masses. In one of the most dramatic moves that anyone ...

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 ...

The deal means democratizing Weta Digital's industry-leading toolset, more real-time virtual production, and Weta having the financing to make its own animated movies and series. With Tuesday’s ...

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 ...

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, the video game engine company, has acquired Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings effects studio Weta Digital in a $1.625 billion deal. Under the terms of the proposed deal, which is ...