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 not final, Unity will get Weta Digital's «tools, pipeline, technology, and engineering talent.»
In announcing the deal, Unity said the long-term goal is to use the acquisition to help create a metaverse.
«Ultimately, this acquisition is designed to put Weta's incredibly exclusive and sophisticated
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