"Maybe they acquired MessiahStudio"

That would certainly be something. A smart move! Once the game industry discover Poser & Daz with all the content it will be a volcanic explosion of epic dimensions. The current computers are strong enough to handle it.

(Computer games turn-over more money then the film industry.)

Edit:

wolf358, "Bloatware figure such as Genesis"

Genesis is only 15K something before subdivision.