DC Entertainment has lifted the veil on its first batch Blu-ray/graphic novel combo sets, featuring a number of classics comic book fans and collectors will no doubt enjoy.

This first wave of combo packs marks the first time DC Comics has ever provided a bundle of this sort. A total of six sets are currently available, including:

• Batman: Year One
• Batman Black and White + Batman: Gotham Knight
• JLA Earth 2 + Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths
• Justice League + Justice League: War
• The Death Of Superman + Superman: Doomsday
• Wonder Woman

Here's a first look at the sets, courtesy of EW.

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Disney's fan convention -- the D23 Expo -- returns this weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center for three days of panels, movie trailers, game presentations, and much more. And since Disney is currently the unifying force behind so many of our favorite things, from Star Wars to Marvel to Pixar and beyond, this is a must-attend event for your loyal IGN staff.

Films like Captain America: Civil War, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Alice Through the Looking Glass and The Good Dinosaur will be showcased, as will games such as Star Wars: Battlefront, Disney Infinity 3.0 and Kingdom Hearts III. There’s a reason the Mouse House calls this “The Ultimate Disney Fan Event,” and as such, we’ve put together a list of our most anticipated events at this weekend’s show. Read on for the Disney goodness, and be sure to check back at IGN this weekend for all our updates and news from D23…

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Developer Hi-Rez Studios announced its third-person action MOBA, Smite, will exit open beta and officially launch on Xbox One August 19.

New players will be able to merge their PC and Xbox accounts until August 31, according to the developer. Account merging adds purchases, favor, and XP from your PC account to that you've earned on your Xbox account. Gems, however, will not be transferred. For more info, be sure to check out the FAQ on the game's site.

The Founder's Pack will also remain available until August 31. For $30 USD, the Founder's Pack includes 400 gems, two exclusive skins, and all present and future playable Gods.

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Jack Reacher is getting a sequel.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount has signed off on shooting Jack Reacher 2 in November.

Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond) is attached to write and direct the sequel. A follow-up to 2012's Jack Reacher looked unlikely in early 2013, but decent ticket sales in China, Japan and Korea reportedly helped to get the film greenlit.

Jack Reacher's titular star Tom Cruise has been reportedly developing a sequel since December 2013, which is said to be based on Lee Child's 18th book in the ongoing series, Never Go Back.

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Windows 10 isn't as private as some users may have hoped, as it's been discovered that the operating system still communicates with Microsoft even when told to do otherwise.

While Microsoft's latest version of Windows offers plenty of tools and features that lets people tweak various privacy settings and disable certain features, Ars Technica reports that it doesn't do so completely. Do you have the Cortana assistant and web searching via the Start menu disabled? Upon opening the latter and typing, the OS will request a file from bing.com that contains info related to Cortana, despite the fact that it's been disabled.

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For the first time in franchise history, Square Enix will be releasing a Final Fantasy game simultaneously around the globe.

"Up until now in previous Final Fantasies, we've never attempted a complete global worldwide release with them," Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata told IGN. "It's always been the export model, where it comes out in Japan first and is then exported to other territories. We're not doing that this time; we want to go full global release."

In order to accomplish this, adjustments had to be made at the studio. "We found that we really didn't have the internal structure which would facilitate doing that. So, we really had to adjust and make sure that ground work was done there internally so we were in a place where we could start doing that."

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Goat Simulator Is Free, And So Are A Bunch Of Other Apps

IGN's Free Game of the Month is Goat Simulator for iOS. Grab it! And if you're Android, Amazon can hook you up with a free copy, and has about 90 other free apps and games for your free downloading pleasure.

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Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.

Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.

Heroki – ($1.99, Down from $7.99)

You might have skipped this whimsical helicopter-headed hero's adventure when it debuted last months for eight bucks, but how does it strike you now for only two?

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"Same old, same old -- just the Doctor and Clara Oswald in the TARDIS," declares Peter Capaldi in BBC's new Doctor Who trailer. Check out the video below, featuring Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams and companion Jenna-Louise Coleman, as well as some upcoming villains:

Doctor Who: Season 9 premieres September 19 on BBC and BBC America.

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Nintendo has revealed that Super Mario Maker will support over 70 amiibo figurines.

Over on Nintendo's website, the company has detailed which amiibo are compatible with the Wii U exclusive. Along with the 30th Anniversary Mario figures, Super Mario Maker works with 73 amiibo from Super Smash Bros., Mario Party 10, Yoshi's Wooly World, Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash and even Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival.

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