Unity is paying $1.6B for the Weta Digital tools that created Gollum

<img width="578" height="251" src="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gollum.jpg?fit=578%2C251&strip=all" alt="You can soon use Unity to make your family's own Gollum!" loading="lazy" srcset="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gollum.jpg?w=1280&strip=all 1280w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gollum.jpg?w=300&strip=all 300w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gollum.jpg?w=768&strip=all 768w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gollum.jpg?w=800&strip=all 800w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gollum.jpg?w=400&strip=all 400w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gollum.jpg?w=750&strip=all 750w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gollum.jpg?w=578&strip=all 578w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gollum.jpg?w=930&strip=all 930w" sizes="(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px">Unity is acquiring the key technologies and engineering teams of Weta Digital. WetaFX will continue to make movie VFX independently. Read More