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The NZ digital effects company said it aimed to hire back as many staff as possible.

Unity purchased Weta's tools, pipeline technology, and 275 engineering staff for $1.625 billion less than two years ago.

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2 years after purchasing the VFX company’s tools, pipeline, technology and engineering talent pool, the company moves to refocus on video game development, with a goal to become a major player in the professional M&E market; it will also shutter 14 offices.

Unity announces another layoff and ending its agreement with digital effects studios Weta Unity Software announced another round of layoffs, this time ending an agreement with a digital effects company and 265 employees as a part of a "reset" in the company.

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Unity will shut down offices in 14 locations such as Berlin and Singapore, pending employee consultation in some countries, and significantly reduce its office footprint for the remaining offices, including in San Francisco and Bellevue, Washington.

Unity Software is eliminating 3.8 percent of its global workforce and terminating an agreement with VFX company Weta as part of a 'reset.'

Our best wishes to all the team members of the Unity Wētā Tools division following its closure. UPDATE: Statement from WētāFX