Holy fuck, half of the money went to Yogscast guys just so their name could be used? Holy crap what greedy pos.
If this is true it meant Yogcast and Winterkewl entered into an agreement where they estimated a project of that scope could be completed for $125k (~£70k) - half of the initial goal.
That is knowingly misleading and bordering on reckless. I imagine there would be a good case here for a class action against both parties. Yes, the KS was launched by Winterkewl, but Yogcast knowingly entered into a financial agreement with them and licensed rights - at the very least without due diligence. They can't absolve themselves of the fallout.
I would love to this this go to court (regardless of outcome) just so developers get spooked enough to start putting realistic goals on KS projects (spoilers - 6 figure sums don't go far in games development) or clearly state they're using backer money as leverage to secure outside funding.