<s>
Star	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
The	I-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
–	I-Protocol
Rise	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Hutt	I-Protocol
Cartel	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
Star	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
The	I-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
past	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Hutt	O
Cartel	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
The	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Hutt	O
Cartel	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Star	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
The	I-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
BioWare-developed	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Expanded	O
Universe	O
(	O
EU	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Legends	O
from	O
April	O
2014	O
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
's	O
narrative	O
takes	O
place	O
300	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
3,600	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Hutt	O
Cartel	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
The	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
Hutt	O
species	O
,	O
slug-like	O
aliens	O
who	O
wield	O
considerable	O
influence	O
as	O
leaders	O
in	O
organized	O
crime	O
within	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
main	O
antagonists	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
galactic	O
superpower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hall	O
Hood	O
,	O
lead	O
writer	O
for	O
The	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
,	O
compared	O
the	O
pack	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
huge	O
summer	O
blockbuster	O
"	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
choices	O
that	O
players	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
make	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
affect	O
the	O
larger	O
conflict.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
free	O
to	O
subscribers	O
of	O
The	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similarly	O
positive	O
review	O
came	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
expansion	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
liking	O
the	O
new	O
romances	O
,	O
and	O
ending	O
with	O
"	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
renaissance	O
for	O
The	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
new	O
content	O
to	O
freshen	O
things	O
up	O
considerably.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
both	O
Cytharat	O
and	O
Lemda	O
have	O
been	O
brought	O
up	O
in	O
retrospective	O
discussions	O
about	O
the	O
historical	O
portrayal	O
of	O
queer	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
as	O
notable	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
LGBT	O
representation	O
.	O
</s>
