By Guy Chapman
There’s a new digital lounge in town, ready to support gamers of all ages with a shiny new venue sure to be popular with video gamers on the weekends.
Back 2 The Lobby, which celebrated its opening on March 14, is located at 310 E. Seventh Ave., Suite A in Corsicana, and owned by Toby Martinez.
“My family and I are actually pretty new to Corsicana,” Martinez said. “We moved here in August (of 2025) from Plano. We have a six year old son, and we moved right around his birthday.
We didn’t find a lot to do for him, so we ended up going back up to Plano so we had some friends and family over there, to celebrate over there. That got me thinking: ‘We need something over here.’”
After joining some of the local Facebook groups, Martinez noticed locals were asking about birthday venues and things for kids to do during school breaks. He recognized a need for something entertainment related, so during a gaming session of Fortnite with his family, Martinez decided that he wanted to leave his corporate job to plan Back 2 The Lobby, based off a love of growing up visiting community gaming spaces.
“We thought this would be a great way to be a part of the community and just give back,” Martinez said. “Have fun, play video games, and invite people to come in and do the same.”
The gaming area features Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, Playstation 4 and 5, and Xbox consoles, in addition to two gaming PCs. The consoles are connected for cross-plaform play. Another section of the gaming area even offers up tables for trading card (Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering) battles and board games. And for those who get hungry or thirsty during their gaming sessions, there are snacks for sale at the front counter.
“We started kind of small until we could get a feel for what everyone was really wanting to play or what they were asking for,” Martinez. “I’m really up for feedback suggestions and things like that. Ultimately, I just want to be a place where people come in, play games, take your mind off everything.”
Back 2 the Lobby held its official ribbon cutting with the Corsicana & Navarro County Chamber of Commerce on April 10, and a Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate tournament on April 11.
For more information, call 903-602-5075.
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