Uncharted Waters Online Goes Beta

Uncharted Waters Online (or UWO for short), is entering closed beta test next week, 25th of August 2010. This Massively Multiplayer Online Game is the latest offering from Netmarble.



UWO has been around for some time in its MMOG in China, Japan, and Korea. It is also known as Great Voyage Online, developed by KOEI, based on the Rekoeition Uncharted Waters game series.

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How-To Solve the Netmarble Messenger Bug

Today, Uncharted Waters Online officially enters closed beta. But unfortunately as with many CBT phase, it encountered problems on initial launch. In fact, as I was writing this, the server is undergoing an emergency maintenance.

While waiting, I decided to browse the Netmarble website. All was fine until I logged-in to their website - their Netmarble Messenger is too persistent, no that is an understatement, they are forcing you to install their browser-based messenger, which unfortunately, is not compatible with Windows 7.

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WINE 1.2-stable Officially Out! Get it while it's HOT!!

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WINE or WINE Is Not an Emulator, is not “forever alpha/beta” as it was jokingly introduced by WINE users. Yes, after two years of active development, version 1.2 is now officially available for download, replacing the 0-stable branch.

With over 23,000 changes; 3,000 bug fixes; and the much awaited 64-bit support, this makes WINE even more useful for all GNU/Linux users, especially gamers and those who are having a hard time making a switch from their favorite Windows-only application to a (better) FLOSS application.

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