Uwe Boll has pissed off alot of big names lately. There's Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Blizzard, and Michael Bay just to name a few.

And now Stride Gum has jumped into the action, announcing that they will offer a free pack of gum to every gamer that signs the "Stop Uwe from making movies" petition. Is that a genius marketing strategy or what!

The internet petition at StopUweBoll.org is only up to 234,000 signatures, and by gum that's not fast enough for the makers of Stride. The Cadbury Adams brand of chewing gum is throwing their support behind the petition, offering a million packs of gum - one for each signer - if the petition hits the one million mark by May 14th, which isn't all that likely but at least their heart was in the right place - marketing.

quote Stride gum

"Since gamers are one of our most supportive groups, we have been looking for ways to return the favor," said Gary Osifchin, Stride North American Marketing Director. "And what better way is there to get gamers' backs than by helping them rescue their cherished videogames from the clutches of Uwe Boll?"

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