Update: Earlier today Bethesda released a statement regarding bug fixes for Fallout: New Vegas and promised a formal announcement was on the way. We've heard back from Bethesda and word on the street is the first New Vegas patches are now live.

According to Bethesda: "We have just released an automatic update for the PC version of Fallout: New Vegas that resolves quest and scripting issues. We're working hard to make this update available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game as soon as possible and will let you know as soon as we have the dates they’ll be up." The spokesperson also says "The issue regarding the PlayStation 3 digital preorder bonuses has also been resolved. Users should attempt to re-enter the codes to download their bonuses. Should the "80023156" error continue, we ask that players wait 24 hours before entering the code again. The code should then activate the bonus without any issue."

We'll let you know once we hear more on the PS3 and 360 updates once that information becomes available.

Original story: Fallout: New Vegas is a lot of fun, but players have been running into a startling number of bugs, glitches, and crashes. Characters have been seen falling through the ground, enemies have disappeared, and the game has simply stopped working for some unlucky players.

Reiner mentioned some of the issues he encountered in his review:

The bleak surroundings are made worse by the fact that New Vegas lacks polish. Mid-battle a foe may suddenly plummet through the game world or get stuck on a rock, making for an easy kill. The pathing for AI characters wandering the wastes often takes them into the side of buildings or parked vehicles. When enemies die, some of them will float a good five feet in the air. I even ran into a reoccurring bug where my gun wouldn’t stop firing after a loading sequence. To top it off, I broke the last boss by hiding on a rock. He just stood there as I unloaded 300 bullets into him.

According to Bethesda, help is on the way. "We are currently working on releasing patches/updates as quickly as possible for Fallout: New Vegas, for all platforms," says Pete Hines, the company's head of marketing. "Announcements regarding the patches are forthcoming."

Stay tuned.

http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/10/20/bethesda-working-on-fallout-new-vegas-bug-fixes.aspx

...And this is why I usually wait at least a week if not a couple of weeks before buying a new game. Gives them a chance to work out the unexpected launch bugs before I start playing. Not to mention it gives me a chance to read a few reviews and decide if the game is gonna be a hit or suck balls. Right now this game is getting VERY mixed reviews... mainly related to all the bugs. I'll probably buy it this weekend now that I see they are getting on top of the bugs very quickly. Overall it looks like great game.

Bren

I've heard this game was really good...if it wasn't for the technical problems.

I'll buy this down the road, but when it goes down in price+a few patches are released.