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.

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.

Unity to Acquire Peter Jackson's Weta Digital — the VFX house behind his Oscar-winning 'The Lord of the Rings' — for $1.625 billion.