iPlayPlayStation.com wishes everyone at Lik-Sang good luck, and hope they return bigger and brighter in the future.

“Lik-Sang.com, the popular gaming retailer from Hong Kong, has today announced that it is forced to close down due to multiple legal actions brought against it by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony claimed that Lik-Sang infringed its trade marks, copyright and registered design rights by selling Sony PSP consoles from Asia to European customers…”

Sony should be ashamed of themselves.

If you don’t want to spend too much cash on a PS2 guitar controller – then this little baby is worth looking at. It’s under USD$30 from Lik-Sang, and although it’s not the same quality as the more expensive guitar controllers – it’s only a fraction of the price.

If you’ve ever driven an RC car using a standard Kyosho/Tamiya wheel transmitter, then the Hori Zero Tech 2 is an absolute ‘must try’ controller for PlayStation2 driving games. Although the Zero Tech 2 doesn’t provide the same immersion as a traditional wheel and pedals controller, any RC enthusiast will instantly feel at home with this controller – plus it takes up a lot less space.

The Zero Tech 2 features pressure sensitive ‘proportional’ analog throttle, brake, and steering , and is available in red or black.

» Available from Play-Asia.

Anyone who has played console based first person shooters will know the frustration of simultaneously targeting and moving using a gamepad. When it comes to FPS games, there really is no substitute for the freedom and precision of using a mouse and keyboard.

The SmartJoy FRAG solves this problem by allowing any PS/2 compatible keyboard and mouse to be used as a controller in any PlayStation2 FPS game – you can even use a USB to PS/2 adapter if you have a USB keyboard or mouse.

The SmartJoy FRAG is fully programmable and comes with pre-installed key configurations for the most popular FPS games available on PlayStation2. It also includes advanced customization features such as deadzone adjustment and mouse control inversion – you can even configure the mouse scroll wheel.

Out of the box, the SmartJoy FRAG includes presets for SOCOM II: US Navy SEALs, Medal Of Honor: Frontline, Time Splitters 2, James Bond 007: Nightfire, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3, Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm, Return To Castle Wolfenstein and REZ.

The Sony PocketStation is one of the most ingenious accessories that was ever produced for the PlayStation – featuring a 32 x 32 dot monochrome LCD display, sound, real-time clock, and infrared communications. Due to a lack of marketing, and a Japan only release (in 1998), the PocketStation remains widely unknown outside of Japan.

The PocketStation is built around a PlayStation memory card, enabling you to transfer minigames from PocketStation enabled PlayStation games to the PocketStation. The PocketStation could then play these mini-games, and return the saved game data to the PlayStation via the memory card slot. The PocketStation also feature multiplayer support via the infrared port.

PlayStation games that contained extra PocketStation games include Final Fantasy VIII, Pocket MuuMuu, Legend of Mana, and Ridge Racer Type 4.

New PocketStations are getting difficult to find now, although ‘new in box’ PocketStations sometimes turn up.

The new PS3 video game console will include such a service which will allow gamers to communicate, compete, and participate in live in-game tournaments.

The Japanese game giant has begun distributing a questionnaire to gamers regarding console online gaming. The questions are asking whether or not people find online play fun, and what kind of features they might like to be included in the PS3’s Live service.

[www.gameshout.com]