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{{short description|Racing video game series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}{{Infobox video game series
| title = MX vs. ATV
| image = MX_vs_ATV_logo.png
| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| developer = [[Rainbow Studios]]<br>[[Locomotive Games]]<br>[[Beenox]]<br>[[Incinerator Studios]]<br>[[Tantalus Media]]
| publisher = [[THQ]] <small>(2005–11)</small><br>[[THQ Nordic]] <small>(2014–)</small>
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[GameCube]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Wii]], [[mobile phone]]s, [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox Series X/S]]
| first release version = ''[[MX vs. ATV Unleashed]]''
| first release date = March 16, 2005
| latest release version = ''MX vs. ATV Legends''
| latest release date = June 28, 2022
}}

'''''MX vs. ATV''''' is a [[racing video game]] series developed by [[Rainbow Studios]] and published by [[THQ Nordic]]. It focuses on [[off-road racing]] and serves as a successor of [[THQ]]'s ''MX'' trilogy and Rainbow Studios' ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series developed under [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]. Early games in the series, starting with ''[[MX vs. ATV Unleashed]]'', were published by THQ prior to its bankruptcy and liquidation in 2013. As the name suggests, the series' main focus is racing with [[motocross]] bikes and [[all-terrain vehicle]]s, although other vehicles such as [[dune buggy|dune buggies]] and sport trucks were also featured in the games. Players can also fly [[airplane]]s and [[helicopter]]s in some of the games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psillustrated.com/psillustrated/soft_rev.php/2565/mx-vs-atv-unleashed-ps2.html|title=MX vs. ATV Unleashed On GameVortex.com |publisher=Psillustrated.com|access-date=2012-08-16}}</ref>

In August 2011, THQ shut down THQ Digital Phoenix (which Rainbow Studios was known as at the time) as well as other game development studios and did not "actively pursue further development" of the ''MX vs. ATV'' franchise in a company re-organization.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kotaku.com/5829346/thq-cuts-200-jobs-mx-vs-atv-series-de-blob-studio-and-more|title=THQ Cuts 200 Jobs, MX vs. ATV Series, de Blob Studio and More|work=Kotaku|date=August 9, 2011|access-date=August 9, 2011|author=McWhertor, Michael}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/thq-not-to-actively-pursue-further-development-of-mx-vs-atv-fr/|title=THQ 'not to actively pursue further development' of MX vs ATV franchise|work=Joystiq|date=August 9, 2011|access-date=August 9, 2011| author=Mitchell, Richard}}</ref> Nevertheless, the series endured THQ's demise, and in April 2013, [[Nordic Games GmbH|Nordic Games]] acquired the franchise through the liquidation of THQ.<ref name=polygon-nordic>{{cite web|title=The future of Darksiders, Red Faction and THQ's other IP at Nordic Games|date=23 April 2013|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/4/23/4257466/the-future-of-darksiders-red-faction-and-thqs-other-ip-at-nordic-games|publisher=Polygon|access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Nordic Games then continued the series in 2014 with ''[[MX vs. ATV Supercross]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/12/20/mx-vs-atv-supercross-coming-in-2014|title=MX vs ATV Supercross Coming in 2014|last=Goldfarb|first=Andrew|publisher=[[IGN]] |date=December 20, 2013|access-date=December 23, 2013}}</ref> then endeavored to bring the series to [[Eighth generation of video game consoles|eighth-generation]] consoles, porting ''Supercross'' to some of them many months later and releasing another sequel for them in 2018, titled ''MX vs. ATV: All Out''. A seventh game for [[ninth generation of video game consoles|ninth-generation]] consoles, ''MX vs. ATV Legends'', was released on June 28, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=McGregor|first=Ross|url=https://traxion.gg/off-road-racer-mx-vs-atv-legends-release-date-slips-to-june/|title=Off-road racer MX vs ATV Legends' release date slips to June|website=Traxion|date=April 26, 2022|access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Games==
The ''MX vs. ATV'' series is a cumulative crossover between THQ's ''MX'' trilogy and Sony's ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series. Every game in the franchise prior to ''[[MX vs. ATV Reflex]]'' was available on the [[PlayStation 2]].

===''MX'' trilogy===
{{Infobox video game series
{{Infobox video game series
| title = MX
| width =
| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| title = MX vs. ATV
| developer = [[Locomotive Games]]<br>[[Rainbow Studios]]
| collapsible =
| publisher = [[THQ]]
| state =
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[GameCube]], [[mobile phone]]s
| image = [[File:MX_vs_ATV_logo.png|250px]]
| first release version = ''[[MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael]]''
| caption = Series logo
| first release date = June 28, 2001
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Wii]], [[OnLive]], [[OS X]], [[Linux]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 4]]
| latest release version = ''[[MX Unleashed]]''
| platform of origin = [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| latest release date = February 17, 2004
| year of inception = 2005
| developer = [[Rainbow Studios]]
| publisher = [[THQ]] (2005–2011)<br/>[[THQ Nordic]] (2014–present)
| genre = [[Off-road racing|Off-road]] [[Racing video game|racing]]
| spinoffs =
| spinoff of =
| first release version =''[[MX Unleashed]]''
| first release date = February 17, 2004
| latest release version =''[[MX vs. ATV Supercross Encore]]''
| latest release date = October 27, 2015
| website =
}}
}}
The ''MX'' trilogy is a collection of three motocross racing games, all published by THQ in the early 2000s, serving as a follow-up to THQ's ''[[Championship Motocross featuring Ricky Carmichael]]'' duology, whose two games were released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and the sequel also being available on [[Game Boy Color]]. Like the ''Championship'' duology, the first two installments, ''2002'' and ''Superfly'', were developed by [[Locomotive Games]] and endorsed by [[Ricky Carmichael]], whose likeness went on to appear in some ''MX vs. ATV'' video games. The third game, ''[[MX Unleashed]]'', was developed by Rainbow Studios, which had started the ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series around the time ''2002'' and ''Superfly'' were released and went on to create the ''MX vs. ATV'' crossover series a year after ''Unleashed''. All three installments were released on [[sixth generation of video game consoles|sixth-generation]] platforms, with the entire trilogy available on the PS2 and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]].


The three games in the trilogy are:
'''''MX vs. ATV''''' is a [[racing video game|racing]] [[video game]] franchise developed by [[Rainbow Studios]] and published by [[THQ Nordic]] that focuses on [[off-road racing]]. The series was formerly published by [[THQ]] until its bankruptcy and liquidation. As the name suggests, the series' main focus is racing with [[motocross]] bikes and [[all-terrain vehicle]]s, although other vehicles such as [[dune buggy|dune buggies]] and sport trucks were also featured in the games. Players can also fly [[airplane]]s and [[helicopter]]s in some of the games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psillustrated.com/psillustrated/soft_rev.php/2565/mx-vs-atv-unleashed-ps2.html|title=MX vs. ATV Unleashed On GameVortex.com |publisher=Psillustrated.com|date= |accessdate=2012-08-16}}</ref> There are five games in the series (''[[MX vs. ATV Unleashed|Unleashed]]'', ''[[MX vs. ATV: Untamed|Untamed]]'', ''[[MX vs. ATV Reflex|Reflex]]'', ''[[MX vs. ATV Alive|Alive]]'' and ''[[MX vs. ATV Supercross|Supercross]]''), as well as a [[PlayStation Portable]] port of ''Unleashed'' called ''[[MX vs. ATV: On the Edge|On the Edge]]''.
* ''[[MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael]]'' (2001)
* ''[[MX Superfly]] featuring Ricky Carmichael'' (2002)
* ''[[MX Unleashed]]'' (2004)


===''ATV Offroad Fury'' series===
On August 9, [[2011 in video gaming|2011]], THQ announced that it would shutter THQ Digital Phoenix (which Rainbow Studios was known as at the time), as well as other game development studios, and not "actively pursue further development" of the ''MX vs. ATV'' franchise in a company reorganization.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kotaku.com/5829346/thq-cuts-200-jobs-mx-vs-atv-series-de-blob-studio-and-more|title=THQ Cuts 200 Jobs, MX vs. ATV Series, de Blob Studio and More|work=Kotaku|date=August 9, 2011|accessdate=August 9, 2011|author=McWhertor, Michael}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/thq-not-to-actively-pursue-further-development-of-mx-vs-atv-fr/|title=THQ 'not to actively pursue further development' of MX vs ATV franchise|work=Joystiq|date=August 9, 2011|accessdate=August 9, 2011| author=Mitchell, Richard}}</ref>
{{Infobox video game series
| title = ATV Offroad Fury
| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| developer = [[Rainbow Studios]]<br>[[Climax Racing]]
| publisher = [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]]
| first release version = ''[[ATV Offroad Fury]]''
| first release date = February 5, 2001
| latest release version = ''[[ATV Offroad Fury 4]]''
| latest release date = October 31, 2006
}}
''ATV Offroad Fury'' is a series of ATV racing games published by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] that ran from 2001 to 2006, consisting of four main titles released on the PlayStation 2. Rainbow Studios developed the first two games of the series, before abandoning it in favor of developing ''MX Unleashed'' and the ''MX vs. ATV'' series, while passing the development of the ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series to [[Climax Racing]], which would produce two more sequels and [[porting|port]] them to the [[PlayStation Portable]] under different titles.


The main titles of the ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series are:
In April 2013, [[THQ Nordic|Nordic Games]] acquired the franchise through the liquidation of THQ.<ref name=polygon-nordic>{{cite web|title=The future of Darksiders, Red Faction and THQ's other IP at Nordic Games|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/4/23/4257466/the-future-of-darksiders-red-faction-and-thqs-other-ip-at-nordic-games|publisher=Polygon|accessdate=23 April 2013}}</ref> In December 2013, they announced a new title in the series, ''[[MX vs. ATV Supercross]]'', due for release of September 9, 2014 on [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]] and [[Linux]], which was pushed back to October 28, 2014 for fixes. The [[PlayStation 4]] version of the game was released October 27, 2015 as ''MX vs. ATV Supercross Encore'', with an [[Xbox One]] version due for release afterward.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/12/20/mx-vs-atv-supercross-coming-in-2014|title=MX vs ATV Supercross Coming in 2014|last=Goldfarb|first=Andrew|publisher=[[IGN]] |date=December 20, 2013|accessdate=December 23, 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[ATV Offroad Fury]]'' (2001)
* ''[[ATV Offroad Fury 2]]'' (2002)
* ''[[ATV Offroad Fury 3]]'' (2004; ported to the PSP as ''[[ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails]]'' in 2005)
* ''[[ATV Offroad Fury 4]]'' (2006; loosely ported to the PSP as ''[[ATV Offroad Fury Pro]]'' in the same year)


==Games==
===Main series===
After the release of the ''MX'' trilogy and the first three ''ATV Offroad Fury'' games, the ''MX vs. ATV'' series began in earnest with ''MX vs. ATV Unleashed'' in 2005. Shortly after the series began, the ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series quietly concluded with one last sequel, as well as PSP ports of its last two games.

Every game in the series was released on non-[[Nintendo]] consoles, with ''Untamed'', ''Reflex'', and ''All Out'' also available on at least one Nintendo platform. All games support local [[split screen (video games)|split-screen]] multiplayer racing between 2 players on consoles and PC, while utilizing [[online multiplayer]] to support contests with larger player pools. Local wireless multiplayer among up to four players are supported on handheld versions of the games, except the PSP version of ''Reflex''.
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|''[[MX vs. ATV Untamed]]''
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|{{No}}
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
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|2018
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|''[[MX vs. ATV Alive|Alive]]''
|''[[MX vs. ATV All Out]]''
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|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{No}}
|{{No}}
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==See also==
====Notes====
{{notelist}}
* [[ATV Offroad Fury (series)|''ATV Offroad Fury'' series]]

==In other media==
The game ''MX vs. ATV All Out'' is the title sponsor of two US motocross events, despite their omission of all-terrain vehicles: the 2020 Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross at [[Daytona International Speedway]] in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]<ref>{{cite web |title=MX VS ATV ALL OUT JOINS RCSX AS TITLE SPONSOR FOR 2020 EVENT |url=https://themotopages.com/mx-vs-atv-all-out-joins-rcsx-as-title-sponsor-for-2020-event/ |access-date=3 November 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref> and the final national race in the 2020 [[AMA Motocross Championship]] season at Fox Raceway in [[Pala, California]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=How to Watch: MX vs ATV Fox Raceway National |url=https://motorsportsnewswire.com/2020/10/09/how-to-watch-mx-vs-atv-fox-raceway-national/ |access-date=1 November 2020 |date=9 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Highlights video: MX vs ATV All Out Fox Raceway National |url=http://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24/race-categories--24,214120,Lucas-Oil-Pro-Motocross-Championship-Highlights-video-MX-vs-ATV-All-Out-Fox-Raceway-National,news.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024071702/http://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24/race-categories--24,214120,Lucas-Oil-Pro-Motocross-Championship-Highlights-video-MX-vs-ATV-All-Out-Fox-Raceway-National,news.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |access-date=1 November 2020 |date=10 October 2020}}</ref> ''All Out'' would also return to be the title sponsor of the subsequent 2021 Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ricky Carmichael Daytona Supercross 2021 Scheduled for March 7-9 |url=https://www.cyclenews.com/2021/02/article/ricky-carmichael-daytona-supercross-2021-scheduled-for-march-7-9/ |website=CycleNews |access-date=21 February 2021 |date=13 February 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://mxvsatv.com/}}

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MX vs. ATV
Genre(s)Racing
Developer(s)Rainbow Studios
Locomotive Games
Beenox
Incinerator Studios
Tantalus Media
Publisher(s)THQ (2005–11)
THQ Nordic (2014–)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, mobile phones, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
First releaseMX vs. ATV Unleashed
March 16, 2005
Latest releaseMX vs. ATV Legends
June 28, 2022

MX vs. ATV is a racing video game series developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ Nordic. It focuses on off-road racing and serves as a successor of THQ's MX trilogy and Rainbow Studios' ATV Offroad Fury series developed under Sony Computer Entertainment. Early games in the series, starting with MX vs. ATV Unleashed, were published by THQ prior to its bankruptcy and liquidation in 2013. As the name suggests, the series' main focus is racing with motocross bikes and all-terrain vehicles, although other vehicles such as dune buggies and sport trucks were also featured in the games. Players can also fly airplanes and helicopters in some of the games.[1]

In August 2011, THQ shut down THQ Digital Phoenix (which Rainbow Studios was known as at the time) as well as other game development studios and did not "actively pursue further development" of the MX vs. ATV franchise in a company re-organization.[2][3] Nevertheless, the series endured THQ's demise, and in April 2013, Nordic Games acquired the franchise through the liquidation of THQ.[4] Nordic Games then continued the series in 2014 with MX vs. ATV Supercross,[5] then endeavored to bring the series to eighth-generation consoles, porting Supercross to some of them many months later and releasing another sequel for them in 2018, titled MX vs. ATV: All Out. A seventh game for ninth-generation consoles, MX vs. ATV Legends, was released on June 28, 2022.[6]

Games

[edit]

The MX vs. ATV series is a cumulative crossover between THQ's MX trilogy and Sony's ATV Offroad Fury series. Every game in the franchise prior to MX vs. ATV Reflex was available on the PlayStation 2.

MX trilogy

[edit]
MX
Genre(s)Racing
Developer(s)Locomotive Games
Rainbow Studios
Publisher(s)THQ
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, mobile phones
First releaseMX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael
June 28, 2001
Latest releaseMX Unleashed
February 17, 2004

The MX trilogy is a collection of three motocross racing games, all published by THQ in the early 2000s, serving as a follow-up to THQ's Championship Motocross featuring Ricky Carmichael duology, whose two games were released for the PlayStation and the sequel also being available on Game Boy Color. Like the Championship duology, the first two installments, 2002 and Superfly, were developed by Locomotive Games and endorsed by Ricky Carmichael, whose likeness went on to appear in some MX vs. ATV video games. The third game, MX Unleashed, was developed by Rainbow Studios, which had started the ATV Offroad Fury series around the time 2002 and Superfly were released and went on to create the MX vs. ATV crossover series a year after Unleashed. All three installments were released on sixth-generation platforms, with the entire trilogy available on the PS2 and Xbox.

The three games in the trilogy are:

ATV Offroad Fury series

[edit]
ATV Offroad Fury
Genre(s)Racing
Developer(s)Rainbow Studios
Climax Racing
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
First releaseATV Offroad Fury
February 5, 2001
Latest releaseATV Offroad Fury 4
October 31, 2006

ATV Offroad Fury is a series of ATV racing games published by Sony Computer Entertainment that ran from 2001 to 2006, consisting of four main titles released on the PlayStation 2. Rainbow Studios developed the first two games of the series, before abandoning it in favor of developing MX Unleashed and the MX vs. ATV series, while passing the development of the ATV Offroad Fury series to Climax Racing, which would produce two more sequels and port them to the PlayStation Portable under different titles.

The main titles of the ATV Offroad Fury series are:

Main series

[edit]

After the release of the MX trilogy and the first three ATV Offroad Fury games, the MX vs. ATV series began in earnest with MX vs. ATV Unleashed in 2005. Shortly after the series began, the ATV Offroad Fury series quietly concluded with one last sequel, as well as PSP ports of its last two games.

Every game in the series was released on non-Nintendo consoles, with Untamed, Reflex, and All Out also available on at least one Nintendo platform. All games support local split-screen multiplayer racing between 2 players on consoles and PC, while utilizing online multiplayer to support contests with larger player pools. Local wireless multiplayer among up to four players are supported on handheld versions of the games, except the PSP version of Reflex.

Year Game Platform(s)
PS2 Xbox PC Mob PSP NDS Wii PS3 X360 PS4 NS XOne PS5 SXS
2005 MX vs. ATV Unleashed Yes Yes Yes Yes Port[a] No No No No No No No No No
2007 MX vs. ATV Untamed Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
2009 MX vs. ATV Reflex No No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No
2011 MX vs. ATV Alive No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
2014 MX vs. ATV Supercross No No Port[b] No No No No Yes Yes Port[b] No Port[b] No No
2018 MX vs. ATV All Out No No Yes No No No No No No Yes Port[c] Yes No No
2022 MX vs. ATV Legends No No Yes No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Notes

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  1. ^ Released in 2006 as MX vs. ATV: On the Edge.
  2. ^ a b c Released in 2015/2016 as MX vs. ATV: Supercross Encore.
  3. ^ Released on September 1, 2020.[7]

In other media

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The game MX vs. ATV All Out is the title sponsor of two US motocross events, despite their omission of all-terrain vehicles: the 2020 Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida[8] and the final national race in the 2020 AMA Motocross Championship season at Fox Raceway in Pala, California.[9][10] All Out would also return to be the title sponsor of the subsequent 2021 Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "MX vs. ATV Unleashed On GameVortex.com". Psillustrated.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. ^ McWhertor, Michael (August 9, 2011). "THQ Cuts 200 Jobs, MX vs. ATV Series, de Blob Studio and More". Kotaku. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Richard (August 9, 2011). "THQ 'not to actively pursue further development' of MX vs ATV franchise". Joystiq. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "The future of Darksiders, Red Faction and THQ's other IP at Nordic Games". Polygon. April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Goldfarb, Andrew (December 20, 2013). "MX vs ATV Supercross Coming in 2014". IGN. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  6. ^ McGregor, Ross (April 26, 2022). "Off-road racer MX vs ATV Legends' release date slips to June". Traxion. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Romano, Sal (July 6, 2020). "MX vs. ATV All Out coming to Switch on September 1". Gematsu. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "MX VS ATV ALL OUT JOINS RCSX AS TITLE SPONSOR FOR 2020 EVENT". March 2, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "How to Watch: MX vs ATV Fox Raceway National" (Press release). October 9, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Highlights video: MX vs ATV All Out Fox Raceway National". October 10, 2020. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "Ricky Carmichael Daytona Supercross 2021 Scheduled for March 7-9". CycleNews. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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