acquisition

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

Autodesk acquires LoUPE

Autodesk buys the Blender-friendly cloud-based production pipeline system, and hires the developers that created it at Tangent Labs.

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Epic Games buys Sketchfab

Unreal Engine dev acquires the leading 3D model portfolio service and library of AR-ready content. Fees cut on the Sketchfab store.

Thursday, July 22nd, 2021

Artlist acquires FXhome

HitFilm and Imerge Pro developer will become the rapidly expanding stock music and video content firm's in-house software division.

Thursday, July 15th, 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

Insydium buys Terraform4D

Promising art-directable Cinema 4D terrain-generation plugin was just five months old when the X-Particles creators snapped it up.

Tuesday, May 18th, 2021

Epic Games buys ArtStation

Top online portfolio service will stay open to non-games artists and Unreal Engine users. Sales fees on ArtStation Marketplace reduced.

Sunday, May 2nd, 2021