All types of gamers welcome at new gaming lounge opening soon in Warner Robins
Alysia and George Casillas of Warner Robins met online playing Fortnite when they both lived in Texas in May 2017.
About three months later, they decided to meet in person at a ramen restaurant after discovering that they only lived a short distance from each other, similar to the distance between Warner Robins and Macon.
They married on March 28, 2025.
Tuesday, the gaming couple checked out the Disconnect Gaming Lounge, a new spot gearing up to open in Warner Robins.
“We’re just excited for this place to open up,” Alysia Casillas said.
What’s the vision for Disconnect Gaming Lounge?
Jay Wilson and Adam Edwards are behind the new gaming lounge at 2276 Moody Road, Suite A. The men invited people out Tuesday via a Facebook post to come to the gaming lounge ahead of the opening.
Wilson is retired from the U.S. Army, and Edwards left his IT job at BTV Systems, a full-service systems integrator in Macon, for the business venture.
Wilson and his wife, Sarah, also retired military, have three boys, Braden, 15, Hunter, 12, and Oliver, 11. Edwards and his wife, Michelle, have a son, Abel, 9.
Edwards is a die-hard gamer, currently playing a lot of ARC Raiders and before that, he most often played Warcraft. Wilson said he only plays Call of Duty.
Their vision for Disconnect Gaming Lounge is to create a social hub for young and old during the day and for those 21 and older only in the late evenings.
Kids 12 and under require parental supervision, while those over 13 are allowed on their own until the evening cutoff. Waivers are required of all guests.
The lounge also has a three-strike policy: no profanity/swearing, no unruliness/disruptiveness, with continued misconduct resulting in being logged off consoles and a parent being called to come pick up their child, Wilson said.
In the late evenings, likely after 9 p.m., adults will be able to enjoy all the gaming lounge has to offer as well as canned and prepackaged drinks, if all goes as planned.
A pivotal trip sparks the idea for the new gaming lounge
The idea for the lounge came from a pivotal trip when the Wilson family was living in North Carolina to celebrate the two youngest sons’ birthdays, which are one year apart but within a few days of each other.
The boys were asked what they wanted to do for their birthdays, and both wanted to go to a gaming lounge. But there wasn’t one where they lived. So, their parents found one in neighboring South Carolina for the family to visit.
Jay Wilson noted that while their boys enjoyed the gaming lounge, there was nothing for parents to do but watch their kids.
“It was actually pretty cool,” Wilson said. “The most boring part about it was us parents just had to sit behind our kids and watch them game.
“They had nothing for parents. So then, it’s like, hmm, well if the parents are there, why don’t you give parents something they can do and enjoy?”
Fast-forward to today, and Wilson and Edwards envision their gaming lounge to offer the best of both worlds.
What to expect when stepping inside Disconnect Gaming Lounge
Their gaming lounge will let patrons use PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, which are already set up and ready to play for an expected hourly fee.
They have a broad library of video game titles — both major and niche titles — and can obtain games upon request.
“We have PS5s, so all your major titles on your PlayStations and Xboxes and Switches, as well as a lot of the even lesser known titles,” Edwards said. “We have access to thousands of games on each console going through PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo.
“So we have just about any and every game you could think of, and if we don’t have it, and if asked for by our customer base, we’ll get it.”
The lounge also features a tabletop gaming area with expected dual ceiling projectors that project board games and maps onto a large table while players keep physical pieces to games such as Monopoly, Clue, Dungeons & Dragons maps and UNO.
Board games, card games and a variety of other tabletop games also are available. The trivia game, Jackbox.TV, can be played at the bar.
“If there’s like five adults here, we’ll ask them, ‘You guys want to play some trivia?,’ and we’ll throw it up on these screens and you use your phone as your controller, and all the adults can play trivia,” Edwards said.
Additionally, the lounge features two arcade machines, Mortal Kombat II and NBA Jam, with additional machines on order.
The lounge is equipped with two regulation dart boards suitable for dart tournaments.
The venue is also suitable for birthdays and private events, with a two-week booking and deposit policy.
Additionally, Wilson and Edwards want to engage with the esports teams at area high schools. Active in the biking community, they expect to offer biking and other events at the lounge also.
To keep the lounge kid friendly during the day, the bar will keep alcohol out of view.
Wilson and Adams expect to sell pre-packaged snacks and soft drinks, with canned and pre-packaged alcoholic drinks kept in the back and available for sale only in the later evening when children are not permitted in the establishment.
Outside food is allowed to be brought on site.
“If they want to grab a pizza at Domino’s and bring it over here, they can do that,” Edwards said.
Domino’s is next door to the new gaming lounge.
Wilson and Edwards are currently waiting on their occupancy and inspection paperwork approval to open the gaming part of the lounge.
They’ll also need approval from the city of Warner Robins and the state for their plans to sell alcohol in the evenings, and they need approval from the Georgia Department of Agriculture to sell pre-packaged snacks and non-alcoholic beverages.
Once they’re ready to open, they’ll post the opening date on the Disconnect Gaming Lounge Facebook page.
The perfect place to hang out
Grayson Hayes, who works at Splinters Axe House & Tavern in Warner Robins, was also checking out the new gaming lounge Tuesday.
He first heard about the new spot when Wilson, Edwards and some other men came into Splinters Axe House & Tavern wearing Disconnect Gaming Lounge T-shirts.
Hayes, who plays in dart tournaments, said he expects the new gaming lounge will be the perfect place “just to hang out.”
This story was originally published January 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM.