John Riccitiello & Prem Akkaraju discuss Unity’s acquisition of Weta Digital | Unity

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Published on December 3, 2021 9:00:54 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzLkrPDQpCw

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Unity’s acquisition of Weta Digital’s tools, pipeline, technology, and engineering talent is now complete. The Academy Award-winning VFX teams at Weta Digital will continue as a standalone entity, known as WetaFX – becoming Unity’s largest customer in the VFX space.

Take a peek behind the scenes as Unity CEO John Riccitiello and WetaFX CEO Prem Akkaraju talk about how the acquisition came to be – and what it means for films, video games, and beyond.

Learn more about Unity’s acquisition of Weta Digital on the Unity Blog:
- Welcome, Weta Digital: https://blog.unity.com/news/welcome-weta-digital
- Growing Weta’s presence in New Zealand: https://blog.unity.com/news/growing-weta-digital-presence-in-nz