Hitbox Hell was created as a side-project by writer James Carlin to give a documentation of the games that he has played as well as providing his friends with insights on the games that he enjoyed, giving them reasons to try them out.
Alongside the main Hitbox Hell website, there is also a blog, Hitbox Hell: Bonus Level, which James updates with his thoughts on different subjects within the gaming world outside of the established review model on the website.