frogger

(Newser) - In a case of life imitating Seinfeld, a 23-year-old guy in South Carolina thought it would be a great idea to play a real-life version of Frogger—and got hit by an SUV for his trouble. The man was talking about the video game with friends—it involves navigating frogs...

(Newser) - Not all video game deaths are created equal. MSNBC selects the top five most gruesome:

1. Spine ripped out: "Mortal Kombat"
2. Sawed to pieces: "Gears of War," "Doom," "God of War," "Star Wars"
3. Stomped to death: "Duke Nukem"