Telltale Games has announced plans for creating episodic titles based on the "Back to the Future" and "Jurassic Park" franchises. The company is best known for LucasArts adventures such as Sam & Max and The Tales of Monkey Island but this will be the first time they've tackled a movie property, with episodic games based on both films due on Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this winter.

"I think it's a prime time to reintroduce these properties in the digital world," said Dan Connors, CEO at Telltale Games. "Telltale Games has always set out to be a great storytelling company. We've been honing our chops over the past six years, and we're ready to take on these two iconic properties and continue to advance storytelling in games."

"'Jurassic Park' and 'Back to the Future' are two of our broadest and most beloved properties," said Bill Kispert, interactive vice president at Universal Studios. "We were very interested in bringing them into the interactive space, but they're not exactly the kind of properties that lend themselves to the stereotypical shoot-'em-up style of gameplay."

It's early days for both games at the moment, and there are no solid details as yet, but the Back to the Future game may include a DeLorean ride back to the 1970s while the Jurassic Park title will add 'new backstories' to the 'series mythology.'

"The games are going to exist within these worlds," said Connors. "I wouldn't call these games sequels per se but a new interpretation of their worlds for a new medium. For one generation, it's an introduction to these series. For another generation, it's a thing they can look back on and something they can share warmly with their family and friends."