Kern_protection_Failure in gaming

I am hoping someone can point me in a direction - sorry if I am in the wrong area.....I only use my Imac for EQ, itunes and surfing the web.
I have been playing the same version of Everquest for three years. (Sony has not made upgrades to the program).
Then about 3 weeks ago, about 3 hours into gameplay the screen would blink and about 30 seconds later the game would crash with a KernProtectionFailure. I repaired permissions, game still crashed, then reinstalled OS and game... it still crashes to the KernProtectionFailure. I took it to an Apple authorized repair place and they said they can not find anything wrong with the machine, they think it is the game. The weird part is that this is the same version that I have been playing for quite some time and I never had these problems. The only software that has been upgraded on the machine has been the OS, QuickTime and standard things that are in the Software Update. It seems to happen after a couple of hours of play but once that initial crash happens, it reoccurs every 10-15 mins until I shut off the machine for the night. While I am waiting on a response from Sony regarding their answer (maybe?), I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to what this Kernprotectionfailure could be?
Thanks for your help/guidance in advance...
Date/Time: 2009-01-25 16:22:41.623 -0500
OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S165)
Report Version: 4
Command: EverQuest
Path: /Applications/EverQuest/Game/EverQuest
Parent: WindowServer [62]
Version: 1.0.7 (1.0.7)
PID: 218
Thread: 0
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 EverQuest 0x013231b0 t3dGetSpriteCenterOffset + 0
1 EverQuest 0x0132fadc s3dCollideMovingSphereWithRegion_FP19S3D_COLLSPHERE_INFOP10T3DREGIONUl + 828
2 EverQuest 0x013308e8 s3dCollideMovingSphereWithWorld_FP12T3D_tagWORLDP21_T3D_tagRENDERCONTEXTP7T3D_XYZP7T3D_XYZfPFP20T3D_tagACTORINS TANCEPUl_UlPUlP13S3DCOLLISIONUl + 696
3 EverQuest 0x01331124 s3dCollideSphereWithWorld + 388
4 EverQuest 0x01331684 s3dCollideActorWithWorld + 276
5 EverQuest 0x0124907c MovePlayer__8CDisplayFP8EQPlayer + 2844
6 EverQuest 0x010fc608 RealRenderWorld_8CDisplayFv + 1640
7 EverQuest 0x010fdc28 RenderWorld_8CDisplayFv + 40
8 EverQuest 0x012879b8 DoMainLoop_10CEverQuestFP6HWND_ + 6360
9 EverQuest 0x0127e9a0 ProcessGame_10CEverQuestFP6HWND__P11HINSTANCE_ + 3264
10 EverQuest 0x012e7d14 MainThread__FPv + 84
11 EverQuest 0x012e6724 ExecuteEverQuest_FP11HINSTANCE__P11HINSTANCE_Pci + 1252
12 EverQuest 0x012e6a84 WinMain + 564
13 EverQuest 0x0101ff1c mainrproto_Fv + 540
14 EverQuest 0x01020008 main + 56
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9001f48c select + 12
1 EverQuest 0x013a0308 select + 72
2 EverQuest 0x013a7ef0 rdpiothread + 768
3 EverQuest 0x013a194c startroutine_FPv + 28
4 EverQuest 0x013ae504 pthreadcarbon_threadstart_FPv + 36
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002b908 pthreadbody + 96
Thread 0 crashed with PPC Thread State 64:
srr0: 0x00000000013231b0 srr1: 0x100000000000f030 vrsave: 0x0000000000000000
cr: 0x44002488 xer: 0x0000000020000000 lr: 0x000000000132fadc ctr: 0x00000000010ef0a0
r0: 0x0000000000090018 r1: 0x00000000bfffdff0 r2: 0x0000000002010000 r3: 0x0000000000000000
r4: 0x00000000bfffe040 r5: 0x0000000000000000 r6: 0x0000000000000000 r7: 0x0000000000000000
r8: 0x0000000001461a3c r9: 0x000000001d63c748 r10: 0x000000001d63b41c r11: 0x000000000200f138
r12: 0x000000000200e5d8 r13: 0x0000000000000000 r14: 0x0000000000000000 r15: 0x0000000007aa6048
r16: 0x000000001db54188 r17: 0x0000000000000012 r18: 0x000000000186c200 r19: 0x0000000002057db0
r20: 0x000000001c435400 r21: 0x0000000002eb0064 r22: 0x0000000002fb51c4 r23: 0x0000000002fb5238
r24: 0x0000000001461a3c r25: 0x00000000bfffe100 r26: 0x000000001cc37fa0 r27: 0x0000000000000000
r28: 0x000000000186c200 r29: 0x000000001f75c3e8 r30: 0x000000001f75c3f8 r31: 0x000000001f7eab50
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Either the graphics chip drivers in the current operating system are not compatible with the game you have installed, or the graphics chip has gotten damaged. To verify, run the hardware test that came with the machine.
If there is no error upon running the test with no other devices hooked up other than Apple keyboard and mouse, then you are fine.
Instructions vary on how to run the hardware test depending on your Mac model:
1 iMac G5s and all other PowerPC Macs
2 iMac Intel Core and any other Intel Core Mac
Use this article to verify which kind of iMac you have:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1463?viewlocale=en_US
If you are using an Intel Mac, you posted in the wrong forum, but I can still help you. Just please clarify. Intels are not G5s, and G5s are not Intel.
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