http://www.gameovercast.co.uk managed get an Interview with Ed Stern(lead writer with SplashDamage) regarding Brink!
Topics covered include:
-The smart system
-On the fly objectives
-The seamless meshing of single player into coop into team on team action
-Replayability
-XP earning and use
-Class decisions
-Most importantly tea bagging....
-Other little innovations

Come for the interview, stay for the news, hindsight view of eurogamer expo, industry news, and of course, the quiz.

Listen http://www.gameovercast.co.uk, or on http://http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-gameovercast/id376203083.

Just so you know, having played it for over an hour, Brink is awesome...

The interview near the end of that podcast is one of my favorite that I have heard so far. Didn't feel as scripted as many I have heard.

Thanks for the link, these guys are quite entertaining.