Bearing bad news is the worst part of being a Community Manager. I'm sorry to say that the PC version has slipped back a few more days. The US ship date they are currently telling me is October 31st.
I don't know officially about the UK ship date but as you guys have said it now reads 11/2 in some places and that would make sense because the UK always ships on Thursdays just like the US always ships on Tuesdays.
We know this is unfortunate and frustrating for some you. As the CM I can only offer my apologies for the continued delay and again tell you that we wish it were coming out earlier, too. Sometimes this is how the cookie crumbles.