Epic Games became a minority investor in SideFX.
The Houdini team revealed that Epic Games is now a minority investor in SideFX. "Kim Davidson remains the majority owner of SideFX, as well as President and CEO," wrote the team. "He continues his strong, unwavering commitment to SideFX’s staff, customers, and partners."
The statement notes that SideFX will continue working with other industry partners, including all other content creation applications and game engines. The news doesn't affect the Houdini development roadmap, and they plan to continue developing Houdini as an industry-leading procedural 3D platform for the film, TV, advertising, and games sectors.
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