As you wait for the Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday to roll around, Microsoft has announced what new games will be on offer starting later today. Penny Arcade fans will be delighted to know that Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two is scheduled to hit the service today, along with Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader.

The adventures of Gabe and Tycho continue in the 6-10 hour long second episode of Penny Arcade Adventures, with more puzzles to boggle your mind, more areas to roam around, more levels to gain, and more difficulty settings to make those hands extra sweaty. All that at the price of 1200 Microsoft Points, 400 MSP less than the first episode.

Features

• The madcap Penny Arcade experience continues: Meet all-new characters and see newly revealed strip favorites from Mike Krahulik, while reading laugh-out-loud dialogue from Jerry Holkins.
• Get value for your gaming dollar: Play the entire episode in 6-10 hours for 1200 Microsoft Points, getting tremendous value that fits into your busy schedule.
• Save what matters most: Carry over your character’s stats and look from prior episodes.
• Go crazy with a whole new level of customization: Check out even more options for you to design and develop your own character, seeing it come to life in 3-D and in the comic-style 2-D cutscenes.
• Play it safe or go insane!: New difficulty settings put you in charge of the action.
• Experience a deeper RPG-adventure: Get into the game with more puzzles, areas to explore, and levels to gain.
• Pick up and play from any episode: Enjoy each self-contained story without having to play previous installments.

Should you want to prove your mettle against a 5th grader, you can do so by downloading Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader for 1200 MSP. Based on the popular television game show of the same name, the game packs more than 6000 grade school questions spread across 21 subjects.

Features

• Tons of questions: Step up to the podium and put your smarts on the line with over 6,000 grade school questions.
• Choose wisely: Do you want a smarty pants or smart Alec? Choose your partner from five brainy fifth graders and test your skills across 21 subjects.
• Gold stars: What would school be without gold stars? Earn gold stars as you work your way to the million dollar question.
• Multiplayer: Compete with your friends in single couch and online multiplayer.

Will you be getting any of these two titles?