The Mad Catz LiveCon(TM) Controllers for Xbox Live Now Available
- The Perfect Companion to Your Xbox(R) Online Game Play -
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX:MCZ) Toronto, the world's leading third-party video game accessory
manufacturer, today announced that it has started shipping its LiveCon(TM)
controllers for the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft. These online
game controllers are available at retail and game stores in North America at a
suggested retail price of $39.99.
LiveCon is the ideal controller for the fast growing trend of online game play. Everything you need to play your favorite games on Xbox Live(TM) comes
included. Simply plug the included headset into the LiveCon controller, log on
to Xbox Live (includes a 2-month free trial subscription) and you're ready for
the ultimate online gaming experience.
Benefits:
* Officially compatible Xbox Live controller
* Works with all 150+ Xbox Live games
* Built-in Xbox Live communicator for online gaming
* 2-month free trial to Xbox Live
* Mute/volume controls
* High quality audio headset with maximum comfort support
* Fully analog joysticks, action buttons and D-pad
* Grooved rubber grips for comfort and improved handling About Mad Catz
Mad Catz (http://www.madcatz.com/), designs, develops, manufactures and markets
a full range of high quality, competitively priced accessories for video game
consoles and portables, including the industry leading GameShark brand of video
game enhancements. Mad Catz is a worldwide leader of innovative peripherals in
the interactive entertainment industry, with distribution through nine of the
top ten U.S. retailers offering interactive entertainment products. With
operating headquarters in San Diego, California, Mad Catz has offices in
Canada, the U.K. and Asia, as well as distributors in Europe and Australia.
About Xbox Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system
that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game
artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as
never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality.
Xbox is now available in the continents of North America, Europe, Asia and
Australia.
About Xbox Live Xbox Live, which launched in the United States Nov. 15, 2002, allows gamers to
play multiplayer Xbox games with other gamers everywhere via a broadband
connection. With a built-in hard drive and Ethernet port, the Xbox console is
the only video game system built from the ground up for online gaming, negating
the need to buy additional, costly peripherals or upgrades. Xbox Live enables
gamers to easily find their friends; talk to other players during game play
through the Xbox Communicator headset; download current statistics, new levels
and characters to their Xbox hard drive; and play online-all exclusive features
to Xbox Live.
For further information, please contact Sean Parry, VP Marketing (media) of Mad
Catz Interactive, Inc., +1-619-683-9830, . DATASOURCE: Mad Catz Interactive, Inc.
CONTACT: Sean Parry, VP Marketing (media) of Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., +1-619-683-9830, Web site: http://www.xbox.com/ Web site: http://www.madcatz.com/
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