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Michael Brandon Ingram-Contributor

Michael Brandon Ingram

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Contributor Since July, 2021
Qualifications 3 years of professional news writing
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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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Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms Books Have Astarion DLC
New D&D Forgotten Realms Books Come with Baldur’s Gate 3’s Astarion-Themed DLC
Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons is releasing a pair of new books based on the Forgotten Realms, including some special Astarion-themed content as DLC.

Umsmusume: Pretty Derby Reveals New Character Smart Falcon
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Reveals Next Three-Star Character
Uma Musume Pretty Derby

Umamusume: Pretty Derby is showing off the newest three-star character coming to the mobile game with its next update.

Pokemon GO Compensating Players for Raid Day Bug
Pokemon GO Players to Receive Compensation for Raid Day Bug
Pokémon GO

Pokemon GO confirms that players will be receiving compensation for a bug impacting a recent Raid Day event within the mobile game.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby Mourns Passing of Real-World Grass Wonder
One of Umamusume: Pretty Derby's Real-World Horses Has Passed Away
Uma Musume Pretty Derby

Umamusume: Pretty Derby confirms the passing of a real-world racehorse that served as the inspiration for one of the game's playable characters.

Helldivers 2 Fan Theory Quashed by Arrowhead Boss
Helldivers 2 Fan Theory Shut Down by Arrowhead Chief
Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 director Johan Pilestedt officially speaks out to quash one of the most popular fan theories about the beloved co-op shooter.

Honkai: Star Rail Unveils 3.5 Quality-of-Life Updates
Honkai: Star Rail Details Quality-of-Life Updates in Version 3.5
Honkai: Star Rail

Honkai: Star Rail is showing off a wide array of quality-of-life updates set to arrive to the game with the upcoming Version 3.5 update.

Pokemon TCG Giving Out Special Promo Pikachu
Pokemon TCG Giving Out Special Promo Pikachu Card
Pokemon TCG

The Pokemon Trading Card Game is giving fans the opportunity to pick up an exclusive Pikachu promo card to celebrate the upcoming World Championships.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby Launches New Golshi Week Celebration Event
Umamusume: Pretty Derby is Giving Away Free Monies and Gold Ship Star Pieces
Uma Musume Pretty Derby

Umamusume: Pretty Derby has launched its newest login rewards campaign, with the Gold Ship event giving out Carats, Star Pieces, and more.

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Adding Ryzeal to the Game
Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel's Newest Pack Adds Top-Tier Deck
Yu-Gi-Oh: Master Duel

Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel is adding a brand-new Selection Pack to the digital TCG, bringing one of the most powerful Decks in the physical TCG to the game.

Fortnite Reveals New Chapter 6 Season 4 Swarmstrike Weapon
Fortnite Reveals New Weapon for Chapter 6 Season 4
Fortnite

Epic Games is officially showing off a brand-new weapon being added to Fortnite as part of the game's upcoming Chapter 6 Season 4 update.

Genshin Impact Players Find Huge Oversight With New Event
Genshin Impact Players Point Out Oversight With Recent Event
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact fans are noticing a major oversight with one of the newest mini-games added to the RPG with its most recent update.

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Genshin Impact Reveals Version 6.0 Character Aino
Genshin Impact Reveals New Character Aino for Version 6.0
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact officially teases Aino as one of the newest playable characters coming to the HoYoverse RPG during the Version 6.0 update.

Genshin Impact Fan Spends Three Years Creating Liyue Harbor in Unreal Engine 5
Genshin Impact Fan Spends 3 Years Recreating Liyue Harbor in Unreal Engine 5
Genshin Impact

A passionate fan of Genshin Impact is showing off their stunning re-creation of Liyue Harbor in Unreal Engine, working on the build for three years.

Pokemon GO Leaks Seventeen New Pokemon
Pokemon GO Leak Reveals 17 New Pokemon Coming Soon
Pokémon GO

New leaks from Pokemon GO are hinting at 17 different Pokemon from the franchise's newest games, planned to be added to the game in the near future.

PlayStation Store Deal Gives $100 Credit for $90
PlayStation Store Deal is Almost Like Getting Free Money
PS5

A new deal on PlayStation Store credit is giving fans the chance to pick up some PlayStation Store money at a reduced price for a limited time.

PS5 Console Exclusive Lost Soul Aside Looks Like Final Fantasy Meets Devil May Cry
PS5 Console Exclusive Releasing August 29 Looks Like Final Fantasy Meets Devil May Cry
Lost Soul Aside

A brand-new PS5 console exclusive launching later this month features some chaotic fantasy action, reminiscent of Final Fantasy and Devil May Cry.

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Fortnite Brings Back Major Lazer Skin After Long Absence
Rare Fortnite Skin Returns to Item Shop After 4-Year Absence
Fortnite

A rare and elusive Fortnite skin has officially returned to the in-game shop for a limited time, ending a nearly four-year-long absence.

Umamusume: Pretty Derby is Celebrating a Discord Milestone
Umamusume Pretty Derby Giving Out Special Reward for Major Milestone
Uma Musume Pretty Derby

Umamusume Pretty Derby is rewarding fans with some helpful in-game resources to celebrate the game reaching a major social media milestone.

Roblox Sees Massive Stock Growth
Roblox Stock is Way Up
Roblox

Roblox's stocks see a major spike for the second quarter of 2025 with the game creation platform experiencing massive growth throughout recent months.

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Battlefield 6 Teases Battle Royale Mode
Battlefield 6 Teases Battle Royale Mode
Battlefield 6

Battlefield 6's big multiplayer gameplay reveal is potentially hinting at a battle royale mode to be featured in the shooter later this year.

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