Report: Latest Xbox Lockhart rumors point towards an August announce

[Gamasutra Daily](#) [Breaking news, in-depth analysis, industry jobs, and more] June 29, 2020 — JUMP TO — [From Our Sponsors](#sponsors) | [Featured Blogs](#blogs) | [Top Job Postings](#job) | [Resource Center](#resources) [TOP STORIES] [Report: Latest Xbox Lockhart rumors point towards an August announce]( These latest rumblings suggest that Xbox is looking to reveal a sister system for the Series X via online showcase in August. [Obituary: AIAS founding director and former Sunsoft EVP Rita Zimmerer]( Rita Zimmerer, once EVP at Sunsoft and a Academy of Interactive Arts and Science founding director, has passed away at the age of 64. [Learn to better design game communities for kindness at GDC Summer]( Kitfox Games' Victoria Tran will be at GDC Summer to present a talk which will equip you with practical, specific community design strategies that encourage... [Report: Ubisoft suspends two executives accused of sexual and physical abuse]( According to a report from Bloomberg, executives Tommy François and Maxime Béland have been suspended from Ubisoft after allegations of sexual and physic... [What are Steam Points? What were Summer Festival's lessons?]( What the heck is this new Steam Points system? How did devs fare in the Steam Summer Games Festival with their pre-release demos? All this info, and more, with... [More Stories »]( [FROM OUR SPONSORS] [Sponsored: Nobody cares about your app idea - Here's how to change that]( People download and delete apps at a dizzying pace, ravenous for new games. Let's figure out why your idea deserves to exist, and how you can make it matter to today's mobile users. 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[GDC State of the Industry: Nearly half of game makers still work over 40 hours/week]( Many work more, with some GDC 2020 State of the Industry survey respondents saying they worked as much as 80+ hours in a given week -- but self-pressure was the most common reason given. [Sponsored: Tap into a massive audience by learning to grow your game in Brazil]( Brazil's massive video game audience offers a huge growth opportunity—if you know the best way to approach the market. [Sponsored: Learn to build fast, secure, and reliable game servers in this free webinar]( Now more than ever, ensuring the security, performance, and reliability of game servers is important to the success of online gaming companies. [GDC State of the Industry: Devs torn on whether subscription services devalue games]( 'Payback rates for most content creators in subscription-based models cannot justify the cost to make the products subscribers use,' writes one respondent in the GDC 2020 State of the Industry report. 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