“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, 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 ...

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 ...

Unity plugin Shader Forge has ... such as Amplify Shader Editor by @AmplifyCreates or even @unity3d's own Shader Graph, ... Developers use shaders to create a range of visual effects in ...

Unity has just announced its intent to acquire Weta Digital, the legendary visual effects company co-founded by Peter Jackson, for a massive $1.625 billion.. Whether or not you recognize the name ...

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

Unity’s acquired company, the tech assets of Weta, will be titled Weta Digital, while Peter Jackson’s Weta visual effects business will remain separate under the banner of WetaFX.

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, 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 ...