Mad Catz® Announced As Official FightStick Sponsor of Evolution Championship Series (EVO) 2011

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (AMEX/TSX: MCZ) announced today its sponsorship of EVO 2011 and plans for nine fighters from Team Mad Catz to compete. Mad Catz will have a booth where attendees can meet Team Mad Catz, get hands-on with new Mad Catz accessories including the new FightStick carry-cases, and win Team Mad Catz gear.

“We are very excited about having all of Team Mad Catz fighting game players competing in one tournament.” said Darren Richardson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. “Our Tournament FightStick is just one example of our commitment to continually develop new and innovative products for passionate consumers.”

Team Mad Catz includes legendary gamer Daigo ‘The Beast’ Umehara, new teammates Mago ‘The 2D God’, Hajime ‘Tokido’ Taniguchi, Ryan ‘Prodigal Son’ Hart, ‘Marie-Laure ‘Kayane’ Norind, and Team Dominion Method Gaming allusing their weapon of choice, the Mad Catz Tournament Edition FightStick.
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Additional information is available at: www.teammadcatz.com