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It's time for another installment of our ongoing "Hey Telltale, Whatcha Been Playing?" series where we give you a look at which video games the team that makes some of your favorite games are playing themselves. This time we have a producer that's working on a game that happens to be releasing next week (Hint: it's Jurassic Park: The Game), Chris Shroyer!

Without further ado, here's what Chris has been playing:

"A few weeks ago I picked up a 3DS and while I’ve found a bunch of fun games on the platform, the one that has me hooked is actually DS game. Kirby Mass Attack looks like just another platformer on the surface, but the stylus-only controls and highly experimental level design makes it one of the freshest experiences I’ve played in a long time. Throughout the story mode you’ll guide an army of Kirbys to stomp on anything that crosses your path while solving some just-challenging-enough puzzles and discovering a bunch of secret passages/items/doohickeys along the way. While this is worth the price of admission by itself, the game really shines when it comes to its additive mini-games. These cleverly designed distractions vary in size and scope from a simple Simon Says button matching twitch-fest to a 5-level vertical scrolling shooter in the vein of the Star Soldier games.

When I’m playing on my PC I’m almost always found in front of Blocks That Matter, a platform-puzzler where players are cast in the role of a tiny, blocked-shaped robot that must save indie-game developers Alexey Pajitnov and Markus Persson. It’s the kind of game that would appeal to folks like me that dream of an update to strange puzzle games like Solomon’s Key or Adventures of Lolo. The puzzles are the good kind of challenging, the controls are just right, and fans of indie platformers will see a host of character cameos (in block form, of course).
 
Looking ahead, I can barely stand the wait for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and eagerly await release dates for The Last Guardian and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2."

Hey Telltale Fans, whatcha been playing? Let's hear it in the comments!

Ok, I know we're a couple of days late in posting the awesomeness that is the variety of costumes some of the Telltale Team came dressed as on All Hallows' Eve but it was worth the wait! 

Halloween is a lot of fun here at Telltale HQ and the spooky spirit of the day claws its way into nearly every bit of the office! This year was no exception, with folks pulling out all the stops on their ghastly garments for all to see - including you, the fair Telltale fans! 

After the jump, find photos of all the creepy costumes the Telltale Team wore proudly!

So, without further ado, we present to you, the Telltale Halloween 2011!

The Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy just released and it's once again brought to the forefront the incredible subject matter that fuels our upcoming release, Jurassic Park: The Game. Making a huge impression with the technological advances put forward in bringing realistic looking dinosaurs to the big screen for the first time, Jurassic Park is now a cinema classic. As our staff has always been packed to the brim with huge fans of the properties we work on, Jurassic Park, is no different, so I've taken this opportunity to gather some responses from some of the Telltale team on the feelings and experiences they had when seeing Jurassic Park for the first time.

The above limited edition poster by JC Richards is from an upcoming sale at Mondo. 

Read some of the Telltale staff's thoughts on their first viewing of Jurassic Park and share your own in the comments below! What was your take on seeing the movie that was 65 million years in the making? Did you see it in theaters or later on?

Read a sampling of the Telltale staff had to say after the jump!

And we're back again with another installment in the ongoing "Hey Telltale, Whatcha Been Playing" series, a look at what games our team plays and what draws them to those particular titles! As Jurassic Park is just a few weeks away from launch, this episode (because Telltale is all about episodic content) delves into the recent gaming habits of Jurassic Park: The Game designer Mark Darin. 

Here's what Mark had to say:

"I’m a sucker for action-adventure games, especially ones that have a unique cinematic presentation to their storytelling. Strangely, the games I’m playing right at this moment are all HD re-mastered versions of older games. Last night I finished up the God of War: Origins collection; hi-res versions of the two God of War games that were originally released for the PSP. Those games are like candy for me - horrible, bloody, face pounding candy. The visuals are so slick and the gameplay is super smooth. I know there is a story being told as well but I just get sucked into the visceral experience.

On the other hand, I’m also re-playing through the amazing HD re-releases of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. These games are fantastic examples of cinematic storytelling in games for me. Even with almost no dialog, these games immerse you into a fascinating world and really make one care about the characters in a truly emotional way. The gameplay can sometimes be frustrating to me, but the way it supports the narrative and creates a holistic experience is truly masterful!

The next games on my playlist: Batman: Arkham City and Uncharted 3."

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