Some snippets of video game dialogue, like classic movie quotes, are immediately recognisable to a swathe of fans. Hundreds of gamers got back to me about the random game dialogue lodged in their own heads. Game dialogue can also become an in-joke with friends, enforcing bonds and shared interests and memories in the same way as quoting pieces of movie dialogue. Photograph: UbisoftUnfairly maligned on its original release and now available in a lush Nintendo Switch 2 conversion, Star Wars Outlaws is one of my favourite ever Star Wars games. after newsletter promotionWhat to clickQuestion BlockView image in fullscreen On the shelf … books on video games, politics and culture.