Former US senator and anti-videogame crusader Joe Lieberman has died at age 82

Former US senator and vice-presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman, whose crusade against violent videogames in the early '90s sparked the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board, has died at age 82.

A statement released by Lieberman's family (via Politico) said Lieberman's death was the result of "complications from a fall."

Lieberman's political career began in 1970 with his election to the Connecticut senate, a seat he held until 1980; he also served as the state's attorney general from 1983 to '89.