MX vs. ATV Supercross

MX vs. ATV Supercross is the fifth installment of the MX vs. ATV series.

Overview
True to its title, Supercross has a larger emphasis on supercross racing contests taking place in stadiums than in prior installments. There are 17 tracks to play on, with many MX and ATV vehicles to choose from. The career mode comprises of multiple racing series of increasing difficulty, with the final one being a mixed vehicle clash between MX and ATV vehicles. The physics and pre-load system from prior games have been reworked and efforts have been made to ensure that this game consistently maintains the same core features from prior installments after Rainbow Studios was rescued from bankruptcy. Multiplayer is limited to 2 players offline and 12 players online, as usual. The Encore ports include additional downloadable content that can be purchased, such as new licensed, authentic supercross racecourses.

Development and release
In the early 2010s, THQ, owner of the MX vs. ATV franchise, declared bankruptcy and its original incarnation was dissolved, bringing the future of the franchise into question. During this time, Nordic Games won an auction for THQ's assets. In late 2013, it announced that having purchased the rights to MX vs. ATV, it has plans to continue the series with yet another installment, targeting the last-generation PS3 and Xbox 360 shortly after the launch of their successors, the PS4 and Xbox One.

The original series creator Rainbow Studios, which would have went out of business had Nordic Games decided not to revive it, would have the honors of producing it. Nordic Games asked Rainbow Studios to do its best in maintaining the core features of prior MX vs. ATV installments, as well as offer new features along the way. After the game was delayed once, Supercross was released in the fall of 2014. Work then began on porting Supercross to the PC, as well as PS4 and Xbox One to bring MX vs. ATV to the next generation, and those versions would be released over the next many months that followed, with none of the three versions being released simultaneously.