Add-on management systems

1. A game server system for execution of online gaming, the game server system comprising:

a video source configured to generate video frames and to encode the video frames to a video stream for game logic of a video game, the video stream being based on a game environment of the video game, the game logic being augmented by an add-on, wherein the add-on includes computer instructions configured to augment functionality of the video game, the video game associated with a user account;

add-on storage configured to store the add-on in a location accessible to the video game, and to store add-on data of the add-on in a location accessible to the add-on;

an add-on manager configured to:

create an add-on environment configured for use of the add-on by the video game;

associate the add-on with the user account;

during execution of the video game associated with the user account, access the user account to identify the add-on for execution with the game logic; and

a processor configured to execute the game logic and the add-on manager for access and execution of the add-on identified from the user account; and

an I/O device configured to communicate the video stream via a computer communication network to a geographically remote client and to receive game commands from the client, wherein the video stream integrates content from the game logic and the add-on at the game server system for display of the integrated content at the client.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the video stream includes video data resulting from the add-on.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the video source includes a dynamic encoding pipeline allocated in response to a request to play the video game.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on storage is local to the video source.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on environment includes a directory, wherein the add-on manager is further configured to install the add-on in the directory.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the directory is on the same computing device as the game logic.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on environment includes computer instructions configured to redirect through the Internet communications between the game logic and the add-on.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on manager is configured to associate a plurality of add-ons with the user account.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on manager is further configured to install add-ons in response to commands received from the client via the computer communication network.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on manager is further configured to execute, activate or deactivate add-ons in response to commands received from the client via the computer communication network.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on data includes locations of objects within a game environment.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on manager is further configured to automatically update add-ons by retrieving add-on code from third party storage sites.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on manager is further configured to store a list of allowed add-ons.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein at least part of the add-on environment is separated from the game logic by the computer communication network.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on is installed on the geographically remote client.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the add-on manager is further configured to receive a selection of the add-on via the user account.

17. A system comprising:

a video source configured to generate video frames and to encode the video frames to a video stream for game logic of a video game, the video stream being based on a state of the game logic and game commands received from a geographically remote client, the game logic for execution to achieve functionality of the video game, the game logic associated with a user account;

an add-on manager configured to access the user account to identify an add-on for execution during execution of the game logic, wherein the add-on includes computer instructions to add one or more functions to the functionality of the video game;

a processor configured to access and execute the game logic and the add-on manager for execution of the add-on identified from the user account; and

an I/O device configured to communicate the video stream via a computer communication network to the geographically remote client and to receive the game commands from the client, wherein the video stream integrates content from the game logic and the add-on at the system for display of the integrated content at the client,

wherein the add-on manager is configured to update the add-on in response to receiving a new version of the game logic.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the add-on manager is further configured to:

create an add-on environment configured for use of the add-on by the video game;

associate the add-on with the user account; and

associate add-on data of the add-on with the user account.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the add-on is installed on the same computing device as the game logic.

20. The system of claim 17 , further comprising API filters configured to redirect communications between the game logic and the add-on via the Internet.

21. A system comprising:

one or more computing devices for providing one or more virtual machines, the one or more virtual machines coupled via a network,

the one or more computing devices including one or more processors and one or more storage devices,

the one or more processors configured to:

receive a game command from a client device via a computer communication network;

apply one or more rules of a game logic to the game command to determine a game environment;

generate a video stream from the game environment, the video stream provided to play a video game, the video game associated with a user account;

receive a selection of an add-on from the client device via the network, wherein the add-on includes computer instructions configured to augment functionality of the game logic;

create a directory at a location expected by the game logic as having the add-on, wherein the directory is created based on the selection of the add-on;

receive the add-on;

provide the add-on for storage within the directory for access by the game logic;

associate the add-on with the user account;

during execution of the video game associated with the user account, access the user account to identify and access the add-on for execution with the game logic, wherein the video stream integrates content from the game logic and the add-on at the system for display of the integrated content at the client device,

the one or more storage devices for storing the directory and the add-on.

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to create the directory at the location based on a name of the add-on, the name expected by the game logic.

23. The system of claim 21 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to create a directory structure based on an identity of the game logic, the directory structure including the directory.

24. The system of claim 21 , wherein the game environment includes a virtual environment, the virtual environment including in-game objects, avatars, locations of the in-game objects, shapes of the in-game objects, textures of the in-game objects, and spatial relationships therebetween.

25. The system of claim 21 , wherein the video stream includes video frames for presentation at the client device.

26. The system of claim 21 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to include an identifier of the add-on in a list of add-ons assigned to the user account to associate the add-on with the user account.

27. The system of claim 21 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to copy the add-on into a directory assigned to the user account to associate the add-on with the user account.

28. The system of claim 17 , wherein the game logic is configured to use a game state to determine the game environment from which the video stream is generated.