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Mad Catz® Announces Shipping of Licensed Cessna® Pro Flight Products

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Mad Catz® Announces Shipping of Licensed Cessna® Pro Flight Products

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (AMEX/TSX: MCZ) announced today the shipping of a new range of licensed PC Pro Flight products based on the Cessna brand of general aviation aircraft and being launched under the Company’s Saitek™ simulation brand.

“The Cessna range of Saitek Pro Flight products supports our initiative to reach new customers and enhances our position in the flight simulation market.”

“The Cessna range of Saitek Pro Flight products supports our initiative to reach new customers and enhances our position in the flight simulation market.” said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. “We believe that leveraging our Saitek Pro Flight products with a brand as recognizable as Cessna will open up a sizable new audience of flight schools, pilots and flight enthusiasts and is consistent with our strategy to build specialty products that evoke a passionate consumer response.”

Products shipping as part of the Cessna Pro Flight range include the Cessna Yoke, Cessna Rudder Pedals and the Cessna Trim Wheel.

Additional information is available at www.saitek.com/cessna

About Mad Catz

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ) is a global provider of innovative interactive entertainment products marketed primarily under its Mad Catz^® (casual gaming), Cyborg™ (pro gaming), Tritton^® (gaming audio), Saitek^® (simulation), and Eclipse™ (home and office) brands. Mad Catz also develops flight simulation software through its internal ThunderHawk Studios™; operates flight simulation centers under its Saitek brand; operates a videogame content website under its GameShark^® brand; publishes games under its Mad Catz brand; and distributes games and videogame products for third parties. Mad Catz distributes its products through most leading retailers offering interactive entertainment products and has offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For additional information please go to www.madcatz.com.

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