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Xbox Mod Chip Maker Shut Down

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Microsoft has gone to great lengths to enhance security in the Xbox and now they are going after mod chip companies to "tie up loose ends" so to speak.

"Lik Sang was one of the top worldwide retailers of mod chips, devices that, once soldered to a game console's main circuit board, disable security components. The chips typically allow a game machine to play legally and illegally copied discs, run unauthorized software and play game discs intended for other geographic regions."

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