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.

A leading software company in the video game and special effects market announced quarterly results Tuesday after market close. The company also announced the acquisition of a visual effects ...

Unity, a maker of video game engines, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Weta Digital, the visual effects studio behind Lord of the Rings, for $1.6 billion.

Unity Is Buying Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital, the VFX Studio Behind Lord of the Rings In time, Unity developers will have access to Weta special effects assets and tech.

The deal would help Unity, which makes software for video games and animation, tap into Weta Digital's technology and talent to develop VFX tools and focus on metaverse opportunities. Weta Digital was ...

“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.