Autodesk has acquired game lighting technology maker Illuminate Labs, adding the Beast middleware solution and Turtle plug-in for Autodesk Maya to its tools line-up.
Autodesk said it plans to develop and sell Illuminate Labs’ technology and support Illuminate Labs customers, which include Sony, Nintendo EA, Square Enix and THQ.
It anticipates that Beast will continue to be licensed as a standalone product. Turtle won’t, but will be incorporated into future offerings.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“We welcome Illuminate Labs customers and employees to Autodesk,” said Marc Stevens, VP Games, Autodesk Media & Entertainment. “Autodesk is committed to helping game developers be more competitive with modern pipelines. We want our customers to spend less time building workflows and solving redundant problems, and more time realizing their creative vision for the game.
“Illuminate Labs’ lighting technology and workflow tailored to game development are some of the most advanced in the industry. They complement Autodesk’s games middleware offering.”