New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Info

So with Tokyo Game Show being this weekend more information about XIII-2 has come out. I would like to add my own personal note first and say that TGS, was absolutely lame this year. Usually a lot of cool stuff is seen and explained and this year they were totally lacking in info, newer titles and where there at in production it was just lame, compared to the previous years. Step it up guys don't make this mistake again next year, or the fan boys will protest.

Anyway Final Fantasy XIII-2 the direct sequel to XIII as you know features Sarah Farron and Noel Kriess. Most importantly a release date has been given for North America of January 31, not too long of a wait unless you believe like some that the world will end what was it in November or December? Two trailers have been released giving us some new insight to this game. Charice Pempengco, for those who watch Glee, the girl who plays Sunshine Corazon, will be doing the English versions theme song, New World. I like that they are getting some main line people to do the theme songs for the American versions, for those who don't know Leona Lewis did My Hands for XIII.
Some character reveals took place in the trailer as well:
Hope will be returning a little older:

Snow Villiers will be returning, I don't know what they did to his hair but it looks as though he got in a fight with a Fal'Cie weed whacker and lost. Some one had managed to pull a freeze frame from the trailer and we can see that once again he bares a Pulse mark of a le'cie? (for those who beat FFXIII know at the end there marks were gone.)

 The mysterious man now has a name Kaias, who seems to have a grudge against not only Lightning, but our new hero, Noel? He makes a statement saying he will destroy him. So it appears that he is able to time travel as well. While fighting Lightning he calls her "Warrior Goddess" has she actually achieved Divine status?

This is a new character reveal, her name Is Yuru, oddly enough she is wearing an outfit very similar to Vanille. She is seen traveling with Kaias. She tells Sarah that she and her are alike, and in one scene we see Noel holding her as if she is dying, she states that if she doesn't die, she will be the cause of a time Paradox.

Not much more about story line has been revealed. There was another small tidbit of information stating that not unlike Final Fantasy VII's Golden Saucer, there will be an area in XIII-2 in which you can play mini games and slot machines. Possibly even the return of famous Chocobo Racing?

Other than this info nothing else was given away, a lot of fans were hoping for Final Fantasy Versus XIII info and that was not even touched at TGS. Very disappointed with the lack of info given, usually its every fan boys dream, every day something new and exciting gets released causing them to cream there jeans. But there was no creaming to be had this year, sad panda.