Google to test game-streaming service with latest Assassin's Creed

CALIFORNIA (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s Google said it has partnered with Ubisoft  to test its video game streaming service by offering the latest instalment of the Assassin’s Creed series. A limited number of players will be able to stream the soon-to-be released Assassin's Creed Odyssey, set in ancient Greece, to a Chrome browser on a laptop or desktop, according to a Google blog post. The selected users can play the game starting Oct. 5 at no charge for the duration of the Project Stream test. The test if successful, would put Google at the forefront of a new part of the videogame business that lets people play games as they’re being streamed, rather than using downloads or disks. Google was developing a subscription-based game streaming service that could work either on its Chromecast or a Google-made console, the Information had reported in February. The search engine giant also unveiled new tools for game developers in March, challenging technology rivals including Amazon’s  Twitch for a bigger slice of the lucrative game streaming industry.