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Sword Art Online
Additionally, a new French publisher Ofelbe Éditions has licensed the light novels in French with its first volume due in November 2014.

Light novels
French publisher Ofelbe Éditions announced on their official Facebook page on March 13, 2014, the license of the original light novels in French with the first volume due in November 2014. On March 28, 2014, Ofelbe Éditions was invited to a broadcast on the website Light Novel France where they revealed further information concerning the upcoming novels of SAO. The broadcast summary stated that the French SAO light novels will not include any original illustrations such as the cover page and in-page illustrations. The reason being is to appeal to more general novel readers and the fear that the anime-manga covers will turn away potential target market. In order to please the francophone fanbase, Ofelbe Éditions will offer fans to purchase the original illustration cover in the form of a dust jacket and illustrations in the forms of postcards, posters, and more. The publisher assured that the French translation will be as loyal as possible to its original Japanese work. The light novels are currently published in Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Thailand. With more than 11 million copies in print worldwide, there are future plans for publications in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Austria, Canada, Switzerland, and more.

Anime
Aniplex of America announced on their official Twitter that Sword Art Online season one will be available on Netflix USA & Canada starting March 15, 2014. Viewers can choose between the English dub and English subtitles options.

SAO Extra Edition was streamed worldwide a few hours after its airing in Japan. The two hours long special was available on Daisuki worldwide except for French-speaking areas as well as China and Korea. Daisuki offered subtitles in various languages such as English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and German. English speaking countries, Mexico, Central and South America could also watch the stream on Crunchyroll. SAOEE was also simulcasted in Korea on Aniplus cable channel and in China on LeTV (楽視) streaming website. French-speaking countries could watch on Wakanim streaming website. The Blu-ray and DVD of Sword Art Online Extra Edition is scheduled for release on April 23, 2014 in Japan. The limited edition will include a Yui character song called "Heart Sweet Heart" by Kanae Itō and an original side story written by Reki Kawahara titled "Sword Art Online Niji no Hashi" (ソードアート・オンライン 虹の橋 Sword Art Online Rainbow Bridge).

The second season will be an adaptation of Reki Kawahara’s original light novels volume five and six that will cover the Phantom Bullet arc.

Video games
Namco Bandai Games Taiwan announced that the Taiwanese version of Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment game for the PS Vita will have Japanese voice-over with subtitles in both Traditional Chinese and English language. The release date for the Taiwanese version is May 29, 2014. Similarly to the first game of the series, Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment takes place in an alternative story line. Besides the floor by floor clearing of the game, a new unexplored "Hollow Area" of Aincrad will be added. The protagonist Kirito will cross swords with a mysterious player who will become one of the key characters in the game. The game is rated "C" based on CERO rating scale, meaning that it is for ages 15 and above.