Minecraft gets the full virtual reality treatment: Hit game lands for Oculus Rift ahead of the headset's UK launch

Lovers of sandbox explorer game Minecraft will be able to lose themselves in its world of blocky graphics, as the game launches on the Oculus Rift. Global Xbox and PC users with the headset already playing the game will be able to get a free Windows 10 beta update to enter into the VR world. The game is one of the first big titles to launch on the much hyped Facebook-owned Oculus Rift, which is set for its European launch next month. Minecraft's developer, Mojang, trumpeted the game's arrival with an excited blog post: 'How's your face? Is it ready to have Minecraft right up in it? It'd better be: today we're releasing a free update to Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta which will enable you to play Minecraft on Oculus Rift.' Writing on Xbox Wire, the game's AR/VR developer Mike McGrath, said: 'For new and experienced players, we hope the VR experience in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta will illuminate just how powerful, evocative, and utterly immersive VR can really be.'