And then run into the same glitch or another game ending glitch? Restarting is a waste of my time and the money I spent on this game. I just want to know if Lionhead is working on this specific issue.

Ditto, and now the 'A' button doesn't really work unless I hit it a few times. And even far, far worse, I can't pick up anything, which means I can't finish the Hero of Skill quest --> can't finish the game. Please tell me I didn't waste my money on this.