Great Scott! ‘Back to the Future,’ ‘Jurassic Park’ to become episodic video games

‘Back to Future,’ ‘Jurassic Park’ to become games

LOS ANGELES — Telltale Games is going back in time for a new series of video games.

The developer is creating episodic titles based on the “Back to the Future” and “Jurassic Park” franchises. The popular Universal Studios film trilogies spawned several games in their heyday in the ’80s and ’90s but have been absent from the interactive realm. The as-yet-untitled Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC and Mac games are set to be released this winter.

Telltale Games CEO Dan Connors said the games would tell new stories extending the trilogies’ lore. Connors teased that the “Back the Future” games may include a DeLorean ride back to the 1970s while the “Jurassic Park” games would add new backstories to the series’ man-versus-dinosaur mythology.