Q Entertainment's Rez HD and Ubisoft Sofia's Chessmaster Live are this week's Xbox Live Arcade releases, Microsoft has confirmed. Both release this Wednesday, January 30, through the Xbox 360's online Xbox Live Arcade, and both will sell for for 800 Microsoft Points ($10). For more information on either title, scope out our past coverage of Chessmaster Live and Rez HD

Rez HD will be downloadable from the Xbox 360's online Xbox Live Marketplace next Wednesday, January 30, reports 1UP. The Q Entertainment-developed update of the cult-classic musical shooter Rez (PS2, DC) was previously confirmed to carry a price tag of 800 Microsoft Points ($10).

Rez creator and Q Entertainment founder Tetsuya Mizuguchi was heavily involved in the update, which adds high-definition visuals and 5.1 surround sound to the mix. The original PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast versions of the game were developed by United Game Artists, a now-defunct internal Sega studio.

There's a Rez HD preview on Eurogamer today, going hands-on with the Xbox 360 version of Q Entertainment's music-based shooter.

The Xbox Live Arcade remake of the cult classic on-rails shooter Rez will hit "in a few weeks" and sell for 800 Microsoft Points ($10), developer Q Entertainment has confirmed.

Originally developed by now-defunct internal Sega studio United Game Artists, the update, which is being overseen by Rez creator and Q Entertainment founder Tetsuya Mizuguchi, enhances the PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast original with high-resolution assets and 5.1 sound.

Though the downloadable title will not support the USB Trance Vibrator that accompanied the PS2 release--supposedly meant to enhance the game's bass-heavy soundtrack for those unable to crank their subs--Joystiq reports that gamers will be able to utilize up to three Xbox 360 controllers to provide additional vibration feedback.

Q Entertainment sent along numerous screenshots showcasing its Xbox 360 reimagining of United Game Artists' cult classic on-rails shooter.

Announced last night, Rez creator and Q Entertainment founder Tetsuya Mizuguchi is personally involved with the downloadable title, which the company claims is a "direct port" of the original enhanced by high-resolution assets and 5.1 sound.

One of Sega's last Dreamcast releases in Japan and among its first PlayStation 2 releases in North America, Rez brings synesthesia to Xbox Live Arcade in Q1 2008. No pricing has been announced.