Coverage from PAX Prime and gamescom continues, bringing us a whole new batch of previews and interviews today.

First though, let's stop at The Escapist, where multiplayer has been the theme this week. Among other things, they've put together an interesting editorial titled Crossplayer is the Future, which is all about merging single player and multiplayer. Brink is one of the games mentioned, and it's a great read on where games could be headed over the next couple of years.

Now, let's see what previews and interviews we've got for you today, shall we?

Previews & Impressions

• Gaming Union
• Nerdiest Kids
• GameChub
• Game Explain
• Game Crashers
• Gamona

Interviews

• Richard Ham on Machinima Respawn
• Richard Ham on Game Thingie

If you've spotted any other recent Brink coverage we've missed, please let us know in the comments.

The weekend is upon us and if you were hoping to spend it reading more Brink hands-on impressions from gamescom, we've got you utterly covered. We start our tour on IGN, who've published their thoughts on the game spending some time with it at the show. Here's a slice:

Splash Damage are sitting on something very special with Brink - an online shooter that keeps pace with the frantic online experience gamers expect of the genre, while also managing to encourage co-operation and fair play. Plus, it's gorgeous, slickly produced and innovative to boot.

And now on to the rest of this week's coverage:

Previews

• NowGamer
• Real Talk Gaming
• GameHoot
• Eurogamer.de
• byteme.gr

Interviews

• Neil Alphonso on GameTrailers

Did you manage to spot anything else? Let us know in the comments!

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Just in time for Bank holiday weekend here in the UK, we've rounded up the very latest Brink coverage from gamescom 2010 and beyond, and this one's got a little bit of everything.

Before we get to the latest batch of previews, X360 Magazine here in the UK have compiled their Top 5 gamescom Surprises, with Brink topping the list. They even go as far as calling it their "game of the show by some distance", so we're pretty chuffed by that.

Elsewhere, GameZone has an editorial titled Brink and the Parkour Revolution, looking at Brink's SMART system and how we may see similar freedom of movement systems showing up in many more shooters in the future.

Speaking of Parkour, if you're not checking the Brink Parkour Tour's blog regularly, you definitely should. Daniel Ilabaca's latest exploits include mass jams with some 200 traceurs and even getting arrested by Austrian Police - seems like excitement is the order of the day over there.

Finally, the boys over at Polycount have taken a rather long look at the artistic side of Brink and produced a great piece about the game's unique art style.

And now, here's the latest batch of Brink hands-on previews from gamescom:

Previews & Impressions

• Digital Spy
• Hooked Gamers
• Xbox 360 Achievements
• Addict of Fiction
• 4Players
• InGame
• SpieleTester

Did you manage to spot anything else? Let us know in the comments!

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Following gamescom 2010, the Herren at German magazine PC Games want to know your pick(s) for game of the show. Brink is one of the titles nominated, though at the moment the poll is visibly dominated by MMOs. Registration is not required - all you have to do is head over to the polling page, pick your favorite game, and click on 'Abstimmen' below the list. Easy, right?

Update: Following a few instances of obvious manipulation, PC Games has now restarted the poll, discounting all previous votes. To vote in the new poll, you'll need to register a free account on their website.

Brink coverage from QuakeCon and gamescom continues to hit the internet in every possible way, and we've got the very latest batch for you right here.

The Brink Parkour Tour's Daniel Ilabaca and his gang were in Cologne on Friday to visit Bethesda's gamescom booth and to hang out with the local Parkour community. It all culminated in an epic traceurs vs Splash Damage match in - you guessed it - Brink, which had the Parkour folks walking away victorious after a closely fought battle. You can read all about Daniel's day in Cologne on the Parkour Tour blog.

We've also had a whole bunch of new previews and interviews coming out of both events. Led by Maximum PC's Six Reasons Why Brink May Be Your Next Multiplayer Addiction, here they are deliciously bite-sized:

Previews & Impressions

• GamePro
• VG247
• Xboxic
• All About Games
• PC Games Hardware (Google Translate)
• Gaming XP (Google Translate)
• Jeux Video (Google Translate)

Interviews

• Paul Wedgwood on Eurogamer
• Paul Wedgwood on VG247

Spotted any other Brink coverage? Let us know in the comments!

Don't forget to check out the rest of our QuakeCon and gamescom coverage if you haven't already.

gamescom 2010 is underway over in Cologne and throughout this week, hundreds of gamers are getting to play Brink. Better yet, freerunner Daniel Ilabaca will be all over the Bethesda booth today to promote the game and even play the odd match.

We're delighted to see that GameStar / GamePro have nominated Brink for their Best of gamescom awards, in the Best Shooter category. The winners are chosen by their staff and will be announced later in the week.

Before we get to the rest of the Brink coverage we've had from the show so far, though, go check out Kotaku's great hands-on write-up. Here's a clip from that:

Brink is supposed to enable anyone, even bad gamers, to get that experience that normally only an elite Team Fortress 2 player might have, an experience of slick coordination in which everyone knows their role and slickly performs it. That bad player might as well have been me. And a year after Wedgwood told me Brink could deliver that opportunity, I tried the game - and - he was right.

Brink, ingeniously, works.

And now, without further ado, here's a round-up of Brink previews and interviews from gamescom:

Previews & Impressions

• Destructoid
• Xbox Dome (Google Translate)
• FactorNews (Google Translate)
• spaziogames (Google Translate)
• Multiplayer.it (Google Translate)

Interviews

• Paul Wedgwood on Destructoid

Spotted any other Brink coverage from gamescom? Let us know in the comments!

We're excited to announce that you'll be able to play Brink at this year's gamescom show in Cologne, Germany. The game will be part of Bethesda's booth located in Hall 6.1, aisle B #40. This is the first time that Brink is playable at a European event, and we're very much looking forward to letting people get some hands-on time with it. We'll also be catapulting over a few members of the development team - if you see us at the show, don't hesitate to flag us down and say 'ello.

gamescom 2010 takes place on 18 - 22 August in Cologne, Germany. While the first day is reserved for members of the press and retailers, the show is completely open to the public on the remaining four days. For more information about the event, head over to the gamescom website. If you're located on the other side of the pond and looking for a chance to play, don't forget that Brink is also going to be playable at QuakeCon 2010.