BioWare, the company that developed the game, said it's launching a same-sex romance component to satisfy some complaints." Perkins' assessment of the matter isn't quite accurate. According to BioWare's official announcement in September, which was repeated in a recent forum post, the company intends to implement same-gender romance options at an unspecified future date. The company said that it did not include these options initially due to "design constraints of a fully voiced MMO of this scale and size." "Because The Old Republic is an MMO, the game will live on through content expansions which allow us to include content and features that could not be included at launch, including the addition of more companion characters who will have additional romance options," the statement reads. The Family Research Council is a conservative lobbying organization based in Washington, DC. It was formed in 1983 by evangelical Christian leader James Dobson. EA had not responded to a request for comment as of press time.