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Cult-classic film riffing comedy show Mystery Science Theater has been off the air for fifteen years, but all that can change for the low, low price of at least two million dollars raised through Kickstarter.

The show's creator, Joel Hodgson, thinks it's finally time to bring back MST3K, but he needs your help to do it. With $2 million raised through Kickstarter, he'll be able to produce three new episodes of the series. Want a full season? That'll require $5 million:

The ultimate goal of this Kickstarter is not only to produce new episodes, but also to get a network or digital distributor (lookin' at you, Netflix) to notice how many people are still interested in the show.

Meet Yooka and Laylee, the chameleon and the bat at the head of Playtonic Games' Yooka-Laylee.  



Yooka uses his tongue as a grappling hook, while Laylee carries Yooka around on wings as the pair roll, jump, and fly to great adventures in this new platformer.  



If you're feeling like you're having Banjo-Kazooie flashbacks looking at this, there's a reason for that; the game's developers are a group of former Rare employees who have come together at a new company of their own called Playtonic Games.  This is the studio's first game, and they've made no secret of the fact that they want it to be a "spiritual successor" to Banjo-Kazooie. Playtonic is taking their game to Kickstarter in order to get financial support from fans and make this game the best it can be. When funded, Yooka-Laylee will be released for PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U. Part of the Kickstarter's goal is achieving simultaneous release for every platform, as well as co-op mode, multiplayer, extra bosses, and additional languages.


Shut up and take my money!

From the Kickstarter:

Raindrop is a surreal, environment driven, survival game that includes fully explorable levels with intuitive, complex puzzles.

Revolving around a horror themed storyline, the chilling and breathtaking atmospheres will keep you inching around each corner while uncovering the hidden truth behind the complex and its inhabitants. Scavenge items to build objects in order to piece together complex puzzles, or dangerous death traps. Gather hints and schematics to unveil rewards and information. Survive both the haunting environment and your own battered sanity.

Interested? Check out their Kickstarter.

Last night's Sony conference at E3 announced Shenmue 3 was headed to Kickstarter.  At the time of this writing, the crowdfunding campaign has surpassed its $2 million goal, and has hit $2,414,146.  If you find that baffling, consider this: one $10,000 backer is going to receive the "original jacket worn by Masaya Matsukaze for all of the Shenmue press events 14 years ago" plus a special video message from Yu Suzuki.

Check out the Kickstarter here!

Want to see this become a series, check it out on Kickstarter.

Giant vs Horde is a game that pits hundreds of fighter pilots against one human-controlled giant. The giant wears a motion capture suit and VR headset in order to fight the hundreds of players trying to take it down. Check out their Kickstarter video below:

Go and check out the new project by Billy and Mandy creator Maxwell Atoms entitled "DEAD MEAT"

Super Chibi Knight is a platformer hack n slash RPG created by a father and his 8 year old daughter. Who wouldn't want to support that? They're trying to raise just $6,000 via Kickstarter to make this game a reality. Check their Kickstarter page out here.

According to the official Kickstarter, "Antimatter Matters is a science-based, futuristic, set-collection & pattern-building game for 2-6 players. It balances deliberate strategic choices, surprising interactions with other players and the unpredictable nature of the universe." What's not to love?

This only has a few days left and they are nowhere near their goal. This is a grave injustice and I know it deserves more than this. We need to make "The Goon" happen, because I know that everyone who has seen the preview has desperately wanted to see this in theaters. Give till it hurts so this can become reality! To see the preview, click here!