Oculus have announced that the Rift will be available in the UK, Europe and Canada on the 20th September:

Rift availability and in-store demos are expanding to new retail partners, including Amazon.co.uk, John Lewis, Curry's PC World, GAME Digital Plc, and the London department store Harrods in the UK, Amazon.fr, and FNAC in France, and Amazon.de, MediaMarkt, and Saturn Germany. Retail partners in Canada include Best Buy, and Microsoft Store Online.

You can order Rift online from retailers in Europe and Canada starting today, and they'll start shipping and be available in-store on 20th September. The suggested retail price in Europe is £549/€699.

Every Rift comes with the popular VR platformer Lucky's Tale, along with hundreds of free 3D 360 videos and VR films, plus access to the ever-expanding collection of made-for-VR games and experiences on the Oculus Store.

Over the coming weeks demo experiences will be rolled out at retail locations across the UK. Demo titles available include:

· The Climb - every thrill-seeker's favourite

· Henry - a heartwarming VR film, narrated by Elijah Wood

· Farlands - an exotic planetary experience

· Oculus Dreamdeck - the perfect introduction to VR

For more demo locations, you can head to Oculus Live.