San Diego – May 09, 2012 – Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (AMEX/TSX: MCZ) announced today a change to the Company’s R.A.T.3 gaming mouse. The R.A.T,3 now comes equipped with the Avago 3090 optical sensor able to track at an impressive 3500DPI..

“Mad Catz listen closely to the needs of the gaming community and some gamers simply prefer the feel, precision and the accuracy found when using an optical sensor.” said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. “We are excited to offer the gaming community a choice of sensors with our

R.A.T. range and look forward to expanding our user base further with today’s announcement.”

Additional information is available at:

http://www.cyborggaming.com/prod/rat3.htm