Sports/Gaming Editors/Football Writers

REMINDER...for Fri-Sun (Jan 17-19) and (Jan 24-26)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO: Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSE: MCZ), the leading third
party video game accessory manufacturer in North America and the U.K.,
Microsoft, GameStop, Mountain Dew's AMP, RCA Scenium and 91X to host
the 2003 XBOWL Tournament at Moondoggies in Pacific Beach January
17th-19th and January 24th-26th.

WHAT: The 2nd annual Xbowl 2003 Tournament, where an expected
400-500 participants will battle their way through six days of
grueling competition playing Microsoft's hit game, NFL Fever 2003, on
12 Xbox(TM) video game systems from Microsoft equipped with the latest
Mad Catz controllers. One Grand-Prize winner will walk away with two
tickets to the Superbowl, an Xbox, Mad Catz accessories and cash, as
well as various prizes from other sponsors. Additional winners could
receive an Xbox with a Mad Catz Game Pack, cash and more.

WHERE: The Tournament is being held at Moondoggies in Pacific
Beach, 832 Garnet Avenue (between Mission Boulevard and Bayard), San
Diego, California, 858/483-6550

Contest registration: www.moondoggies.com and all participating
San Diego GameStop outlets.

WHEN: The Tournament begins the weekend of January 17, takes a
break for the work week and picks up again Friday, January 24, with
the championship game on Superbowl Sunday, January 26.

WHY: "We're delighted to join a celebrated group in co-sponsoring
the Xbowl Tournament for a second year. This contest provides a great
opportunity for gamers to flaunt their skills and for Mad Catz to
showcase its innovative, leading edge products, connect with more
members of the gaming community, work with other great sponsors, and
have a lot of fun in the process. We wish the best of luck to all of
the tournament participants." - Sean Parry -VP, Marketing, Mad Catz

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