With this year's Video Game Awards confirming the existence of the next instalment in THQ's popular 2010 series, word also reaches us on when the new game is likely to be released.

A flyer circulated by retailer seemed to suggest at the new fighting game's launch on May 25th - speculation subsequently confirmed by the publisher.

UFC 2010 faces some tougher next year from Sports, who are currently hard at work on the first offering in their planned series - although still boast all the official licensing and most of the top 'names'.

The first footage was shown during Spike's VGAs. More soon.

By Luke Guttridge