Following R&D tax credit rejection, Dogami in “strategic negotiations” to sell game, assets and ecosystem

Continuing the trend of blockchain game companies struggling to maintain activity, French project Dogami has announced it’s entered into “confidential discussions with several interested parties, both within and beyond the web3 ecosystem” to try and ensure its future.

The move follows what it says has been the rejection of “a seven-figure R&D tax credit” by French authorities because its use of blockchain.

The company is appealing this decision but doesn’t expect a legal decision until 2026, which will be too late for Dogami to continue operations.

So, in order to avoid the sort of immediate shutdown that’s hit games such as Ember Sword, the parent company responsible for Dogami’s brand and game development – French outfit Komodor Studios – has entered a court-supervised restructuring receivership, as it works to find a buyer.

However, Dogami Sàrl, the Swiss company which operates the project’s staking, NFT marketplace and other community services remains fully operational, something that’s expected to continued until at least the end of July 2025.

In the meantime, Komodor Studios says it’s “exploring strategic partnerships or an acquisition of the IP and assets: game code, digital assets, brand ecosystem & the Dogami Sàrl”.

Any interested parties, whether game studio, IP aggregator, DAO, web3-native platform or web2 media company, can demonstrate their interest via https://dogami.typeform.com/takeover.

Originally launched on the Tezos blockchain, Dogami has since expanded its digital pet universe to Polygon, also launching three mobile games, a dog NFT collection consisting of 25 different breeds, and its DOGA token.