San Diego – August 13, 2014 – Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (NYSE MKT/TSX: MCZ) announced today the S.T.R.I.K.E.TE Tournament Edition Keyboard. Designed in conjunction with e-sports professionals, the S.T.R.I.K.E.TEis a tournament-focused addition to the Company’s S.T.R.I.K.E. ™ keyboard range, and created to service the needs of the competitive gaming community.
Incorporating a strong aluminum chassis and no fewer than 109 ‘brown profile’ mechanical keys, the S.T.R.I.K.E.TE is the only keyboard in the S.T.R.I.K.E. range to feature a unique ‘tournament grade’ design which offers ultra-quick key response and 30-key rollover anti-ghosting functionality. Favored by the worlds’ leading e-sport athletes, the Brown Profile mechanical keys are renowned for their reliability, having a life extending beyond 50 million keystrokes. TheS.T.R.I.K.E.TE features multi-zone illuminated backlighting, dedicated macro buttons and advanced programming software capable of calibrating multiple keystroke macros to within 1/1000th of a second.
“Our S.T.R.I.K.E. keyboards are designed to lift the bar in performance. The S.T.R.I.K.E.TE complements the range perfectly and services the ever-growing community of e-sports professional gamers,” said Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz. “The growth in competitive gaming shows no sign of abating, and we’re confident that our range of Tournament Edition hardware will contribute positively to sales in FY15.”
The S.T.R.I.K.E.TE will be available in matte black, gloss black, gloss white, and gloss red colors.
For additional information and to pre-order your own S.T.R.I.K.E.TE, please visit: http://store.madcatz.com/categories/keyboards-category/Mad-Catz-S-T-R-I-K-E-TE-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-for-PC.html
