Satellite A350-21d - Shutdown, WHY?

I own a Toshiba Satellite A350-21d.
In the past few weeks I experienced that the computer shuts down, while playing games.
I have played these games for as long Ive had the computer, so I really dont understand why these shutdowns happen.
So if anyone could help it would be great
I have updated my BIOS, and several other updates.
Rgds
Thomas

+Hello Thomas+
+It is not easy to say why this happen exactly. To be honest your posting doesn??t offer any relevant info.+
+Which OS do you use?+
+Do you use Toshiba drivers only?+
+Have you may be installed some third part graphic driver?+
+Which games do you play?+
+Is notebook pretty hot before shuts down?+
+Please explain to us all this a little bit detailed.+
Hi Andrej.
I use Vista 32 bit, as OS. The preinstalled one from the store, which is being updated regularly
As far as I know I only use Toshiba drivers, cause thats the only ones I have downloaded, from the Toshiba Website
I play games like Call of Duty 4, Deadliest Catch - Alaskan Storm, Summer Athletics, and Fifa Manager 10, and the wierd thing is, that it does not shut down while playing Fifa.
And yes, the computer is pretty hot when shutting down. Some months ago, the fan was not even activated when using the computer for internet surfing, writing and so on. But now it is activated all the time....
Rgds
Thomas

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