LightWave Digital acquires LightWave
Updated: LightWave 2023 due for release in Q4 2023. Upgrade pricing includes 'shares in LightWave'.
Friday, April 28th, 2023
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Foundry acquires Peregrine Labs' Bokeh plugin for Nuke
$99/year lens simulation plugin will be integrated into the compositing app for free - including Nuke Indie.
Friday, December 2nd, 2022
Unity merges with app monetisation firm ironSource
Game engine developer expects the $4.4 billion share-only deal to 'transform' its own financial profile.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022
Unity is laying off around 4% of its staff
Firm sheds around 200 of the staff gained in its billion-dollar spending spree since going public in 2020.
Friday, July 1st, 2022
ftrack ships cineSync 5.0
Major compatibility-breaking update to the remote shot review tool adds layers system and support for OCIO 2 and OTIO.
Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
5 CG industry stories you may have missed in March 2022
Discover who Adobe and Autodesk have just bought, Intel's move into pro GPUs - and the 'world's smallest workstation'.
Tuesday, April 5th, 2022
5 industry stories you may have missed in January 2022
See news of Autodesk's latest acquisition, Blender's latest backer, and a free glossary of virtual production terms.
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022
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
Maxon acquires Pixologic
Pixologic founder Ofer Alon and entire ZBrush team have joined Maxon. See what the deal means for ZBrush and its sibling products.
Wednesday, January 12th, 2022
No more free upgrades to perpetual licences of ZBrush
Change follows the completion of Maxon's acquisition of Pixologic's assets on 29 December 2021.
Monday, January 10th, 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
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
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