I was just wondering why Beth has informed third party media, like IGN and gamespot, of a new patch before informing their user base on the forums.

In case others have yet to hear of this, here's the article proving it:

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/fallout-new-vegas---old-world-blues/news/6320722/fallout-new-vegas-singing-old-world-blues-july-19

They haven't? Actually word about the patch appeared here first.

See I was relying on the ''Game Updates'' thread, stickied atop the forum.