SXSW festival pulls pro- and anti-Gamergate panels after 'threats'

Following threats of on-site violence, 'marketplace of ideas is inevitably compromised', says Interactive conference director

Two panels about Gamergate have been removed from the agenda of the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference following "numerous threats of on-site violence", according to the festival's organisers.

Gamergate, a movement opposed to the increasing prominence of feminist critics and designers in gaming, has been a flash point for misogyny in the video games industry.