Matt Hopkins

Matt Hopkins is the Head of Editorial – Native & E-Commerce for PEDESTRIAN.TV, VICE Australia, Refinery29 Australia, Business Insider Australia, Gizmodo Australia, Lifehacker Australia and Kotaku Australia. With a background in IT and a passion for gaming since childhood, Matt joined PEDESTRIAN.TV in 2016 as the publication’s very first Tech & Gaming Editor. Following its merge with Allure in 2019, Matt was promoted to Senior Native Content Manager to ideate, execute and manage editorial campaigns across the wider Pedestrian Group. He has been nominated for Best Corporate Content at the Australian IT Journalism Awards for three consecutive years and was highly commended in 2020 thanks to his engaging approach to native content. He also plays guitar in the band RESTLESS // RECKLESS and co-hosts The Motion Pitcher podcast. You can catch him on Twitter and LinkedIn
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  • Mate’s Brand New NBN 250 Plan Comes With A Hefty Discount

    Mate’s Brand New NBN 250 Plan Comes With A Hefty Discount

    Matt Hopkins

    Your mates at, uh, Mate the telco are now offering an NBN 250 plan and thanks to a nice little $20 discount, it’s the cheapest of its kind in the country. For the first 6 months, you’ll pay $89 for the connection, after which the price jumps to $109 per month. Mate doesn’t have lock-in contracts…

  • How 8K Upscaling Actually Works

    How 8K Upscaling Actually Works

    Matt Hopkins

    While we’ve been talking a bout 8K for a few years now, you may not have seen it in action yet. The main reason for this is because native 8K content is scarce right now. Most of it is exclusive to demo reels. But thanks to sophisticated upscaling technology, there’s still plenty of use for…

  • How Headsets Trick Your Brain Into Hearing Surround Sound

    How Headsets Trick Your Brain Into Hearing Surround Sound

    Matt Hopkins

    Directional audio is pivotal to gaming, especially when it comes to competitive first-person shooters like Counter-Strike or Overwatch. Not being able to tell when an enemy is coming up behind you and from which precise location often ends with you losing a round. When you’re watching a movie or gaming on a 7.1 surround sound…