Back in business - but without mod chips
News The Web site for Lik-Sang was working again on Tuesday morning, after being shut down for more than three weeks. Lik-Sang was one of the world's leading suppliers of "mod chips," add-ons for game consoles that defeat security systems in the...
[October 16, 2002, 9:10]
Xbox crackdown frustrates customers
News Customers of Hong Kong-based Web retailer Lik-Sang report they've heard nothing regarding dozens of orders they placed with the site shortly before it went offline last month. Lik Sang was one of the top worldwide retailers of "mod chips", devices...
[October 10, 2002, 7:37]
Microsoft takes out Xbox hacker
News A representative in Microsoft's Australian subsidiary confirmed that the company has taken legal action against Hong Kong-based Lik Sang. Lik Sang's Web site has been offline for nearly two weeks, with a notice on the site blaming a server outage.
[October 3, 2002, 14:05]
Xbox mod chip delivers 'homebrew software'
News The Xtender, a "mod chip" intended to be added to the main circuit board of the Xbox, went on sale last weekend through retailers such as Hong Kong-based Lik Sang. The first Xbox add-ons that purportedly allow the console to play illegally copied...
[May 29, 2002, 14:34]
'Mod' squad hacks away at Xbox
News The first Xbox mod chip, the Xtender, went on sale late last month through specialty retailers such as Hong Kong-based Lik Sang. The hacks just keep on coming for Microsoft's Xbox. A second "mod chip", an add-on chip for the console that lets...
[June 19, 2002, 8:38]
Hackers build movie player for Xbox
News The software is available on several sites, most notably that of mod chip retailer Lik Sang. The first homemade software to take advantage of new hacker add-ons for the Xbox has started to dribble onto the Internet, including a media player that...
[June 12, 2002, 9:13]
Xbox Linux team issues antitrust plea
News Microsoft has taken a hard line against Xbox mod chip manufacturers, and was believed to be behind the closure last October of one of the biggest mod chip sellers, Hong Kong-based Lik Sang. A group of Linux programmers has sent an open letter to...
[March 7, 2003, 13:50]
Feds hijack illicit sites
News A Hong Kong video game retailer, Lik-Sang, has been sued by game console makers Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. Federal police have adopted a novel crime-fighting tactic: seizing control of domain names for Web sites that allegedly violate the law.
[February 27, 2003, 11:18]
