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Michael Brandon Ingram-Contributor

Michael Brandon Ingram

Contributor

July, 2021
3 years of professional news writing
Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Pokemon
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About Michael Brandon Ingram

Michael Ingram is a Senior Contributor from the United States of America. Michael has been writing for GameRant since 2021 with a previous history of personal analytical writing.

Michael is a lifelong gamer whose first memories with video games come from being a four-year-old playing Sonic the Hedgehog on his brother's Sega Genesis and Pokemon Red on his Game Boy Color. He is a noted RPG buff whose lists some of his favorite franchises as Persona, Tales, and Fire Emblem.

Alongside his lifelong love for video games,Michael is a passionate fan of anime, hockey, and card games, particularly Yu-Gi-Oh. Michael is also an avid hobby writer, regularly posting his fiction and a variety of others to his "lordtakuro" Twitter page.

Favorite Games

Michael lists his Top 5 favorite games as Persona 4, Persona 5, Tales of Symphonia, Pokemon SoulSilver, and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations.

Michael has been a lifelong fan of RPGs with fleshed-out and engaging stories. He is also a particularly big fan of Genshin Impact for its engaging gameplay, interesting worldbuilding, and amazing art and music.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

Michael's proudest achievement as a gamer comes from his time playing mobile rhythm game Love Live! School Idol Festival.

During Michael's time seriously playing the game in 2015 and 2016, he became a hardcore player of many of the game's regularly-occuring events, frequently placing in the Top 500 rankings for multiple events.

Favorite Console

Michael lists his favorite console as the PSP, both for childhood memories with the console and its rich library of games.

The PSP introduced Michael to one of his favorite obscure RPGs in Riviera: The Promised Land, alongside new entries in several franchises like Kingdom Hearts, Dynasty Warriors, and the "Tales" RPG series among others.

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Zenless Zone Zero Leak Reveals Two New Drive Disc Sets

A new leak from Zenless Zone Zero is showing off a pair of Drive Discs set to be added to the game with the release of the Version 1.6 update.

A key visual for Genshin Impact showing Mavuika and Capitano.
Genshin Impact Leak Shows Important Detail About Varesa

A Genshin Impact leak is revealing an important detail about Varesa's gameplay, offering a unique movement ability from her Elemental Skill.

An image from Honkai: Star Rail showing Amphoreus' Okhema Market.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Shares Paths of In-Development Characters

Honkai: Star Rail leaks are showing the different Paths HoYoverse is testing for several of the RPG's in-development characters.

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Genshin Impact Leak Reveals Version 5.5 Events

Recent Genshin Impact leaks are giving players an idea of the variety of events planned to come to the game with the Version 5.5 update.

A promotional visual for Trigger from Zenless Zone Zero.
Zenless Zone Zero Leak Teases New Faction in Version 1.6

Recent leaks from Zenless Zone Zero are teasing a brand-new faction coming to the game for some of its newest characters in Version 1.6.

A promotional visual for the Pokemon TCG's Prismatic Evolutions set showing Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon.
Pokemon Trading Card Game Has New Batch of Promo Cards to Collect

The Pokemon Trading Card Game unveils a brand-new set of promo cards available for a limited time as part of a special new Pokemon Day event.

A key visual for Honkai: Star Rail showing the Trailblazer and March 7th, alongside Natasha, Seele, and Bronya.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Teases New Characters in Version 3.3, 3.4

Recent Honkai: Star Rail leaks are hinting at a pair of new characters expected to come to the sci-fi RPG during Versions 3.3 and 3.4.

An image from Genshin Impact showing Natlan's People of the Springs tribe.
Genshin Impact Leak Teases 5.5 Quality-of-Life Updates

Recent leaks from Genshin Impact are hinting at an array of quality-of-life updates coming to the RPG with its Version 5.5 update.

An image from Zenless Zone Zero showing the members of the Victoria Housekeeping and Section 6 factions.
Zenless Zone Zero Leak Reveals 1.6 Deadly Assault Enemies

New leaks from Zenless Zone Zero are giving the full breakdown on the enemies coming to Version 1.6's rotation of Deadly Assault.

A promotional image from Honkai: Star Rail showing the Amphoreus Titan, Kephale.
Rumor: Honkai Star Rail Leak Teases Version 3.3 Characters

A recent leak from Honkai: Star Rail could be hinting at the lineup of featured characters for the sci-fi RPG's upcoming Version 3.3 update.

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The key visual for Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered
Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered Could Be Getting a Physical Release

Tomb Raider 4-6 publisher Aspyr is potentially teasing a physical release to come for the highly-anticipated compilation of classic Lara Croft games.

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An image of March 7th's Hunt variant from Honkai: Star Rail.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Shares Surprising Detail About Amphoreus

A recent Honkai: Star Rail leak is suggesting a surprising detail about the Paths of the lineup of new characters for Amphoreus.

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Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Adds New Pack with Powerful 'Tier 0' Archetype

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel adds its newest Selection Pack for February 2025, introducing a powerful new archetype expected to dominate the competitive meta.

The key visual for Genshin Impact's
Genshin Impact Reveals New Genius Invokation TCG Cards for Version 5.4

Genshin Impact is showing off a plethora of new cards coming to the game's popular Genius Invokation TCG game mode during Version 5.4.

An image of Evelyn using her Ultimate in Zenless Zone Zero.
Zenless Zone Zero Reveals Evelyn's Signature W-Engine

Zenless Zone Zero officially unveils all the details for the signature W-Engine for new character Evelyn, releasing during Version 1.5's second half.

An image from Fire Emblem Engage showing protagonist Alear and the 12 Emblems.
Rumor: New Fire Emblem Remake Could Be Announced This Year

Recent rumors are suggest that the Fire Emblem franchise could potentially announce the next remake in the series sometime during 2025.

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A photo of Kai Cenat with an image of a Grammy next to him.
Kai Cenat Will Be Streaming at the Grammys

Kai Cenat confirms that he will be live-streaming from the Grammys during the auspicious annual music awards ceremony

An image from Honkai: Star Rail showing Asta and the Nameless crew of the Astral Express.
Rumor: Honkai Star Rail Leak Teases Several Amphoreus Characters' Gameplay

Recent leaks from Honkai: Star Rail are potentially revealing the gameplay for three new characters from Amphoreus, set to release in the near future.

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