Computing

Mad Catz Just Made An Epic MMORPG Gaming Mouse

I haven’t diddled around Azeroth in a while, but let’s just say I know my way around a 25-man. And Mad Catz’s new Cyborg M.M.O.7. gaming mouse looks like it’s good enough to play at a pretty elite level.


March 10, 2011
Gaming

MvC 3 Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition Is Another KO

As sure as winter is followed by spring, the release of a new Capcom console fighting game is followed by a new Tournament Edition Arcade FightStick from Mad Catz. Let’s put the Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 model through its paces.


February 3, 2011
Gadgets

Mad Catz Now Has Power To Sell Xbox 360-Branded Headphones

Next time you’re out a-shopping for wireless headphones and you spot some Xbox 360-branded ones, they’ll most likely be made by Mad Catz’s Tritton brand. On sale late-2011, Microsoft will help design them apparently.


January 8, 2011
Computing

Watch A $US5000 Game Controller Land A Plane In Las Vegas

Why spend mere hundreds of dollars on a fancy flight stick for your flight simulator needs when you can spend thousands on Saitek’s Procedure Trainer, an insane collection of instrument panels, yokes and rudder pedals?


October 22, 2010
Gaming

Rock Band 3 Instruments Review

As we said before, Rock Band 3 is ambitious because it’s not just a game where you push buttons to music, it’s a game that gives you real(ish) instruments and makes you develop actual, usable musical skills.


July 26, 2010

MatCatz, Saitek Fly In Meaty New Flight Sim Controllers

Saitek and Mad Catz seem determined to literally recreate the flying experience with their line of flight simulator accessories, and who am I to argue? All that’s missing from this latest crop is the armoured flight deck door.


June 19, 2010

Mad Catz Call Of Duty Controllers, Glasses + Headset Combo

Mad Catz’s partnering with Activision to make Black Ops PrecisionAIM controllers for the next Call of Duty game, meaning these $US50 wireless peripherals are probably the best way to experience things.


June 17, 2010
Gaming

How Harmonix Is Tricking Lazy Gamers Into Learning Real Instruments

For years, musicians have mocked those of us holding plastic guitars. Fair enough—but we had fun! But with Rock Band 3, we learn what Harmonix was up to all along: Actually teaching us how to play real instruments.


Gaming

Hands On With Rock Band 3′s Pro Guitar And Keyboard (Keytar!)

Mad Catz is the official hardware partner for Rock Band 3, and their two new realistic instruments—pro guitar with 102 buttons, and the keyboard peripheral—are the closest you get to real instruments yet.


April 2, 2010
Gaming

Mad Catz Cyborg F.L.Y. 9 Wireless Flight Stick Is Also My Ideal Robot Penis

Mad Catz is going epic with their premium Cyborg line of peripherals. First that mouse, now, possibly, the most badass flight stick the world has seen (outside of an actual jet fighter’s cockpit).