Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (NYSE MKT: MCZ) announced today the S.T.R.I.K.E.³ Professional Gaming Keyboard for Windows^® PC.  Expected to ship fall 2013, the S.T.R.I.K.E.³ has been designed with the competitive gamer in mind, offering an impressive feature set and a unique membrane key-bed designed to offer the full tactile feedback of mechanical keys but without the excessive noise or the need to ‘bottom out’ the keys.

“The S.T.R.I.K.E.³ demonstrates our commitment to providing gamers with a product range that meets their budgets and exceeds their expectations,” said Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive.  “Our range of S.T.R.I.K.E. keyboards has captured the imagination of passionate gamers and we are pleased to expand the range with the S.T.R.I.K.E.³.”

The S.T.R.I.K.E.³ features a full RGB backlit key-bed, capable of displaying up to sixteen million customizable colors.  In addition to full media controls and a removable wrist-rest, the S.T.R.I.K.E.³ features a total of twelve macro keys and three separate modes of operation, providing a total of thirty-six programmable buttons.

The S.T.R.I.K.E.³ will be available in gloss black, gloss white and gloss red colors.