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The new range of Tritton headsets will be distributed to major UK retailers by Gem Distribution. The distributor and retail services provider will supply its retail partners with the latest Xbox 360 headsets, which comefrom peripherals giantMad Catz. Initial products in the range will include the 40mm Trigger Stereo Headset, …
Read More »Entatech readies Mad Catz demo day
Distributor Entatech is gearing up for its Mad Catz demo day, which will take place in Milton Keynes this Thursday. The event will be held at the Xscape entertainment centre and will showcase a range of the peripherals specialist’s console and PC gaming accessories to resellers. As well as the …
Read More »Mad Catz steps up publishing game
Peripherals firm Mad Catz says that it had to move into publishing or risk becoming ‘redundant’. The company wants to become a multi-platform game publisher and is even considering bundling its games with its accessories. Earlier this month it signed a publishing deal with Microsoft to produce games for Xbox …
Read More »Mad Catz to publish 360 games
Peripherals manufacturer Mad Catz has signed a publishing agreement with Microsoft to produce games for Xbox 360. The news comes following the firm’s opening of in-house developer ThunderHawk Studios which is working on a flight simulator game. Other details on its first Xbox 360 games have not yet been revealed. …
Read More »EntaTech strikes Mad Catz deal
Distributor EntaTech has reached a deal with Mad Catz to release new Tritton gaming headsets. Tritton products include the 69.99 AX180 Universal Gaming Headset, the 129.99 AX720 headset with Dolby Technology and the 149.99 AXPRO with True Dolby Surround Sound. All headsets are available for PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PS3 …
Read More »New official 360 headsets announced
Xbox 360 owners will be able to get their hands on higher quality first party headphones later this year. A new deal between Microsoft and Mad Catz will see a range of officially licensed headsets brought to market in time for Christmas this year. The products will be labelled with …
Read More »Mad Catz bags Gears of War 3 licence
Mad Catz has extended its partnership with Epic Games to produce a range of official Gears of War 3 accessories. The new deal gives the firm global rights to develop and market Gears of War 3 controllers, headphones and other peripherals for Xbox 360. Mad Catz was responsible for previous …
Read More »New Rock Band 3 instruments priced
Core music fans aren’t being left behind as MTV Games has priced its Rock Band 3 products for the UK. The latest entry in the series will be released on Friday, October 29th and will be accompanied by more than 10 official products from Mad Catz. These include a new …
Read More »E3 2010: Rock Band 3 line-up revealed
EA and MTV Games’ music sequel Rock Band 3 will get a range of new Mad Catz peripherals to accompany the game’s release this Q4 – with the option of using MIDI instruments to play. Rock Band 3 was previously confirmed in March and will be available on Xbox 360, …
Read More »Mad Catz posts record profits
Mad Catz has seen a year-on-year gross profit increase of 13.7 per cent for its fiscal year ending March 31. The total $36.4m profit is a new high for the peripherals manufacturer, up from $32m made the year before. Operating expenses dropped 10.7 per cent to $28.2m from $31.6m, giving …
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