Megabit, the publishing arm of Aonic, has appointed Jonathan Hales to lead a strengthened team as its new CEO.
Hales joins the team after nearly 15 years at Kalypso Media’s publishing imprint Kasedo Games, which he was instrumental in founding. He served as Managing Director, leading the publishing team behind hits including Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, IXION, Rise of Industry, Project Highrise and more.
In his new role, he leads a strengthened publishing unit following the merger of Megabit’s established team with the award-winning publishing department of Aonic stablemates and VR specialists nDreams in late 2025. The result is a team of multidiscipline experts strongly equipped to support, market and publish high-quality multiplatform games.
Megabit is the publisher for all the PC and console games developed within Aonic’s group – including Lou’s Lagoon and Verdant from Tiny Roar, Thick As Thieves from OtherSide Entertainment, Grit and Valor from Milky Tea and Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults from BKOM – as well as a third-party publisher partnering with the world’s most exciting developers.
In December, Hello Sunshine from Red Thread Games was unveiled as Megabit’s latest third-party signing with an evocative new trailer at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, which was viewed by more than 2.5 million people. Quickly topping 120,000 Steam wishlists, IGN reported that “Hello Sunshine’s future is looking bright.”
Megabit has a significant third-party publishing fund to invest and is actively looking to sign more promising PC and console games in 2026.
“I was immediately excited by the opportunity that exists at Megabit and the challenge to make waves in indie and double-A gaming,” said incoming CEO Jonathan Hales. “Seeing the anticipation building for our in-development titles, all of which show a boldness in direction and ambition that reflects our own as a publisher, gives me great confidence in what we can achieve.”
“My goals are to build a strong collective spirit, empower talented people, and ultimately establish Megabit as the publisher of choice for ambitious developers.”
Developers interested in pitching their games to Megabit can do so here.
