MARCY - Governor David Paterson has signed a bill to create an advisory council on video games, with the thought some games are too violent.
    
The advisory council will study the effects violent games have on children.

However, some video game experts say that kind of watch should not be left up to the government.
     
James Silva knows video games.  The SUNYIT graduate has a contract with Microsoft to program games.  He is currently working on a game that could get slapped with an "M" for mature rating.  But that does not bother him.

However, even Silva knows some games are too violent for certain age groups.  But he says in that case it shouldn't be up to the Governor, or other lawmakers to make that decision.  "If you're a parent and have kids and are worried about what they are playing tell them to stop," Silva said.  "Tell them what they can and can't play. Its not up to the government to tell us what we can and can't do."

The original violent game bill proposed prison time for selling games that are sexually explicit or contain over the edge violence.  Instead there will now be a $100 fine for selling such games without the proper labeling.