First Call of Duty: Black Ops goes after Cuba's El Presidente, Fidel Castro. Now Homefront depicts the demise of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. What's up with the video-game industry's vendetta against communists?

Video Blips:

• Check out this developer diary on Homefront's nationalistic storyline. In light of the video's intensity and paranoia -- befitting of a Fox News special -- remember: It's just pretend.

Continue after the break for a Golden Sun: Dark Dawn TV spot, a look at some Sub-Zero combos in Mortal Kombat, and an action-packed preview of The 3rd Birthday, the latest installment in the Parasite Eve franchise.

• This Golden Sun: Dark Dawn ad shows that the new title stays true to the series' roots. Watch as the sinister Djinn break into homes, cripple your loved ones, and proceed to kill the family dog.

• With the realistic graphics in the new Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero's juggling combos look that much more unbelievable. I mean, it's no Killer Instinct, but still, gravity is more or less an afterthought.

• The 3rd Birthday sure knows how to celebrate. I just wonder if someone invited that giant, rampaging tentacle creature, or if it decided to crash the party on its own. [GameVideos]