San Diego – October 23, 2012 – Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (NYSE MKT: MCZ) announced today the S.T.R.I.K.E.⁵ Professional Gaming Keyboard for PC.  Now available in limited quantities on the Mad Catz store, the S.T.R.I.K.E.⁵ has been designed with the competitive gamer in mind, featuring a modular design and OLED Command Module placing gamers at the heart of the experience.

“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 newly announced S.T.R.I.K.E.⁵.” said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc.  “The S.T.R.I.K.E.⁵ is part of our strategy to grow our market share with best in class products for all gamers.” 

The S.T.R.I.K.E.⁵ features a modular design allowing gamers to rearrange the configuration of the keyboard modules to better suit their preferred method of play.  Alongside dedicated buttons for macro commands and media controls, the unique E.Y.E.^™ OLED Command Module functions as the brains of the keyboard, allowing gamers to adjust multiple aspects of their gaming environment including speaker/microphone volume, backlighting brightness, multiple Respawn Timers and a game, website and application launcher.

Additional information and purchase options are available at: www.madcatz.com/strike5