There has been controversy over the game 's release in Japan where they censored the game by removing all the references to North Korea which included pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il because they thought that to `` use their real names would have been ` malicious ' to an ` existing person ' and an ` existing country . ' '' . The game has also been banned from all types of sales in South Korea .
For sales of Homefront to Japan , the game has been censored by removing all references to North Korea including pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il .