Can a game damage my graphics card?

I have a Gainward nVidia 7950GT and so far it has handled any game I have thrown at it, including Crysis.  When I've been playing Far Cry 2 I have been experiencing graphical glitches, crashes and BSODs but I put that down to the game being released in an unfit state.  However now I've started getting BSOD on World Of Warcraft and WOW is by no means a graphically demanding game.  I have all the latest drivers.

Is it possible for a badly programmed game to cause damage to the graphics card in some way? I can't see how it could but it seems like the 2 things are related.

I dont think it can but if you have an old card than there are chances...Once long back I was trying to max out Mass Effect with my 6600GT,without the exhaust fan turned on...all of a sudden the game crashed and when i restarted the PC my poor 6600GT was dead :(....

But i dont know what caused it..I mean if a graphic card over heats it will automatically shutdown the entire system with a warning....

I'm not pushing the game, I'm using the optimal settings that the game chose first time I played.

The BSOD sometimes says the nv4_disp.dll error message

i don't think software or games can damage video cards. the only a video card can break is that...

too old or it overheats due to insufficient cooling, dust build up, fan stops working, or overclock

I'm not pushing the game, I'm using the optimal settings that the game chose first time I played.

The BSOD sometimes says the nv4_disp.dll error message

vitriolboy

That is the actual nvidia driver failing, it could be a damage card but it is more likely the nvidia driver is corrupted or damaged, updating this or rolling back an older version should fix it