Editing GameStar (section)

== History and editorship ==
''GameStar'' was founded by Charles Glimm, Jörg Langer und Toni Schwaiger with the [[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment Media]] GmbH as publisher and debuted in September 1997, with Jörg Langer as editor-in-chief.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamestar.de/specials/spiele/3004169/jubilaeum.html|title=GameStar history|date=29 August 2012| access-date= 10 June 2016|language = de|publisher=Gamestar.de }}</ref><ref name=idghistory>{{cite web|url=https://www.idg.co.uk/news/idg-launches-gamestar-magazine-in-germany-idg-continues-to-expand-global-publishing-product-lines/|title=IDG press release: IDG Launches GameStar Magazine In Germany| access-date= 29 June 2016|publisher= International Data Group (IDG)}}</ref>

The new magazine soon gained a lot of popularity. By the fourth quarter of 1999 it sold about 333,000 issues per month, in 2000 it overtook competitor [[PC Games (magazine)|PC Games]] as the largest German language videogames magazine in Europe.<ref name=IVW1>[[IVW]] statistics ([http://daten.ivw.eu/index.php?menuid=1&u=&p=&detail=true database]), GameStar for IV/1997 – IV/2000</ref>

IDG also started ''GameStar'' sister magazines in Italy, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 June 2006|title=.:: GameStar ::.|url=http://www.gamestar.cz/gs.nsf/obsah?openview|access-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615202429/http://www.gamestar.cz/gs.nsf/obsah?openview|archive-date=15 June 2006}}</ref> and the United States. The US version was, quite differently from the rest, positioned as a magazine for adults, about PC and console games, similar to [[inCite]]. However they all folded after a few months due to disappointing sales. The only long term launch was achieved in Hungary. In 2005, ''GameStar'' spawned a sister magazine called ''/GameStar/dev'' which is targeted at European Game Developers. ''GameStar'' also has a sister magazine named ''[[GamePro]]'', which focuses on console games. Incidentally its headquarters are right next-door to the ''GameStar'' office.<ref name=GamePro>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.de/artikel/specials/3004575/jubilaeum.html|title=German GamePro history|author= Gunnar Lott |magazine=GamePro|date=5 September 2012| access-date= 10 June 2016|language = de|publisher=GamePro.de }}</ref><ref name=GamestarDev>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcwelt.de/news/GameStar-dev-Magazin-fuer-kommende-Spiele-Entwickler-264559.html|title=/GameStar/dev launch|date=15 July 2005|publisher=PCWelt.de| access-date= 11 June 2016|language = de }}</ref>

In April 2015 ''GameStar'' and its sister magazine ''GamePro'' were sold by IDG to the French publisher [[Webedia]].<ref name=webediaG>{{cite web|url=http://www.golem.de/news/spielepresse-idg-verkauft-gamestar-an-die-mediengruppe-webedia-1504-113806.html
|author=Peter Steinlechner|title= GameStar and GamePro sold to Webedia|publisher={{Interlanguage link multi|Golem.de|de}}| access-date= 11 June 2016|language=de }}</ref>

Jörg Langer was succeeded by Gunnar Lott as editor-in-chief, followed by Michael Trier on 1 December 2007. As of June 2016, editor-in-Chief is Heiko Klinge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnv-online.net/jobsandcareers/detail.php?rubric=K%F6pfe&nr=18050|title=IDG: Gunnar Lott neuer Director of Online and New Business|publisher= dnv – der neue vertrieb| access-date= 28 June 2016|language = de|author=Vanessa Goebel}}</ref><ref name=chief>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamestar.de/news/vermischtes/3079643/neuer_gamestar_chefredakteur.html|title=New editor in chief|date=24 October 2014| access-date= 10 June 2016|language = de|publisher=Gamestar.de}}</ref>

''GameStar'' also held a popular known E-Sports-League, the ''GameStar Clanliga'', featuring games such a ''[[Warcraft III]]'', ''[[Counter-Strike (video game)|Counter-Strike]]'' as well as ''[[Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror|Tactical Ops]]''.<ref name=clanlieague>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamestar.de/news/vermischtes/3233705/gamestar_tv.html|title= GameStar Clan League overview|author=Sebastian Stange |date= 17 July 2015| access-date= 10 June 2016|language=de|publisher=Gamestar.de }}</ref>