Unity acquires Ziva Dynamics

Buyout of leading character rigging and simulation tools developer strengthens Unity's portfolio of digital human and creature tech.

Tuesday, January 25th, 2022

Unity acquires SyncSketch

Games tools firm buys artist-friendly browser-based shot review system used on Oscar-nominated animated feature Over the Moon.

Thursday, December 2nd, 2021

Unity acquires Weta Digital for $1.6 billion

Firm aims to put Weta's legendary in-house VFX tools 'into the hands of millions of artists' worldwide.

Wednesday, November 10th, 2021

Unity acquires Pixyz Software

Buyout of Pixyz's CAD data preparation and import tools may also lead to new workflows for games artists in the Unity Editor.

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

Unity acquires Artomatix

AI-driven tools developer's material-processing tech to be integrated in Unity, but will remain available for other game engines.

Wednesday, March 11th, 2020

Unity Technologies acquires SpeedTree developer IDV

Buyout to 'deepen integration' of IDV's tree-authoring technology with Unity, starting in Unity 2021.2.

Friday, July 23rd, 2021

Unity releases SpeedTree 10

Tree-generation software gets new tools for pruning trees and adding 3D vines. Now available as a single edition for games and VFX.

Monday, September 30th, 2024

Unity discontinues the Ziva products

Unity ends sales of Maya tissue simulation plugin Ziva VFX, real-time toolset Ziva RT, and facial-rigging service Ziva Face Trainer.

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024

Unity to lay off 25% of its staff

Firm to cut approximately 1,800 jobs in a bid to refocus on its core game engine and game tools business.

Tuesday, January 9th, 2024

Unity CEO John Riccitiello to 'retire', effective immediately

Announcement follows controversial recent pricing and licensing changes for the Unity game engine.,

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

Unity releases Ziva VFX 2.2

Maya muscle and soft tissue simulation plugin gets new CUDA-based GPU solver, plus option to visualise stretching in the viewport.

Thursday, August 10th, 2023

Unity ships Ziva Real-Time 2.0

New AI-based toolset generates real-time 3D characters that move with the accuracy of VFX rigs. Works with Maya, Unity, Unreal.

Friday, July 28th, 2023

Unity releases Ziva VFX 2.1

Popular Maya tissue simulation plugin gets improved collision detection, plus new tissue stifness and simulation damping controls.

Thursday, March 2nd, 2023