Bin Weevils

Bin Weevils
DeveloperBin Weevils Limited
55 Pixels Ltd
TypeMassive multiplayer online game
Launch dateSeptember 24, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-09-24)
DiscontinuedJanuary 16, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-16)
Platform(s)Windows, macOS, browsers

Bin Weevils was a British MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game) involving a virtual world containing a range of online games and activities.

The game was developed by 55 Pixels Limited (previously Bin Weevils Limited) and launched in January 2004 as a joint venture between Nickelodeon UK, Prism Entertainment Ltd and CEG (Creative Entertainment Group).[1] Brief animated clips based on characters from the game aired on TV in 2006.[2] In 2007, Bin Weevils was re-launched as an independent website with a redesign and new content, making way for books, magazines, and products inspired by the game world.[3]

Bin Weevils was previously ranked as one of the most visited virtual world websites in the United Kingdom, reaching over 20 million users in 2013. Bin Weevils reached 1.2 million website monthly visitors in September 2012.[4][5]

55 Pixels filed for liquidation in December 2020.[6] The website was quietly taken offline on 16 January 2021, after Adobe Flash was discontinued.[7]

  1. ^ "Bin Weevils - Information". 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Bin Weevils TV Mini Series (2006-2007)". IMDb ratings and reviews.
  3. ^ Bin Weevils: A look at the Bin in 2007, retrieved 26 August 2019
  4. ^ "Binweevils.com breaks 1.2million users | Toy World Magazine". toyworldmag.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. ^ https://toyworldmag.co.uk/binweevils-com-hits-20-million-uk-registered-users/ [dead link]
  6. ^ "55 PIXELS LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House)". Companies House. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Adobe Flash Player End of Life". www.adobe.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.