Mario Kroll

Moby ID: 29735

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German-born Mario Kroll founded Wargamer.com, a leading war and strategy gaming site, in 1995. He operated the site and held a number of executive management positions there until early 2004, following the Wargamer.com's sale.

Concurrently he QA tested the Steel Panthers Series by Strategic Simulations, Inc. and Mindscape; he localized several titles for Fishtank Interactive from German to English; and beta tested Children of the Nile and Warcraft III.

In July 2004, began as Associate Producer and English Language Community Manager for CDV Software Entertainment AG, a German-based publisher of strategy games. His most recent game credits include Codename: Panzers, Phase One; Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder; and the planned Cossacks II and Blitzkrieg II.

He currently resides near Raleigh, North Carolina, from where he manages the majority of online and print marketing and public relations efforts on behalf of CDV Software Entertainment USA.

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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown (2021, Windows) Uberstrategist
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2019, Windows) Special Thanks
Past Cure (2018, PlayStation 4) Marketing/PR/Social Media
Skyshine's Bedlam: Redux! (2016, Windows) BEDLAM Backers
Bombshell (2016, Windows) PR / Marketing
Order of the Thorne: The King's Challenge (2016, Windows) Kickstarter Producers
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - 20th Anniversary Edition (2014, Windows) German Localization
Quest for Infamy (2014, Windows) This game would not be possible without the help, advice, inspiration and guidance from the following people
The Last Door: Collector's Edition (2014, Windows) Production Team
Moebius: Empire Rising (2014, Windows) Marketing Direction
Air Conflicts: Vietnam (2013, PlayStation 3) Kalypso Media USA
Blood Knights (2013, Windows) Kalypso Media USA
Demonicon (2013, Windows) Kalypso Media US
Rise of Venice (2013, Windows) Kalypso Media US
Dark (2013, Windows) Kalypso Media UK
Anna: Extended Edition (2013, Windows) Kalypso Media USA
Omerta: City of Gangsters (2013, Windows) Kalypso Media USA
Tropico 4: Gold Edition (2012, Xbox 360) Kalypso Media USA
Legends of Pegasus (2012, Windows) Kalypso Media USA
Jagged Alliance: Crossfire (2012, Windows) Kalypso Media USA

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  • LinkedIn: mariokroll
  • Mario's Blog on 1UP
    See Mario's recent open-ended entry into what he's doing these days through the 1UP gaming community.
  • The Wargamer
    Mario conceived and founded The Wargamer, a leading strategy gaming site, in 1995. He owned and operated it until sold in 2003.

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