Starting today, and running through August 1, Sony has announced that select games and DLC published by THQ will be on sale for half price. MX vs. ATV and Red Faction fans will be pleased to note a couple of full-fledged games and associated downloadable content; however, arguably more exciting is the inclusion of two excellent Double Fine titles--Stacking and Costume Quest--alongside sale-priced DLC.

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If you're excited by mud, noise and the phrase "real-time terrain deformation," you'll be glad to hear publisher THQ has announced that Rainbow Studios' off-road racer MX vs. ATV Reflex is coming to PC this holiday season, exclusive to Steam in North America.

As you can imagine, MX vs. ATV Reflex involves zipping around dirty places in a variety of scruffy vehicles with honking great wheels. Interestingly, the aforementioned beefy tyres carve up the track as you race, changing how it plays. Read more »

Traditionally released on a variety of platforms, 2K Sports' annual hockey franchise NHL 2K will be (mostly) taking this year off, with only a Wii edition of 2K11 planned.

"All your off-roading fantasies are about to come true," declares this trailer for the downloadable MX vs. ATV Reflex demo now available on PlayStation and Xbox 360.

Rainbow's latest hits North American retail in PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and PSP form on December 1. Hopefully we get a making-of or behind-the-scenes look at this ad before then, because a poorly acted spot starring bikini-clad models and goofy male teenagers is just brimming with potential for hilarious and awkward moments. Read more »

It's not exactly Purple Rain, but I'll take what I can get, Darling Nikki, as these new screenshots from the Xbox 360 edition of NHL 2K10 seem to be The Beautiful Ones.

Visual Concepts' annual hockey title is due out on PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii around When Doves Cry, or September 15--the same day that EA Canada's rival effort NHL 10 arrives on PS3 and Xbox 360. There's probably something to be said about listening to "Let's Go Crazy" and "Take Me with U," but that'd be taking these Prince jokes too far.

EA and 2K decided to both release trailers for their hockey games today, allowing potential customers the chance to directly compare the titles--a useful comparison when considering that both titles ship on September 15.

First up is NHL 10 from EA Sports: