<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
was	O
a	O
British	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
(	O
Massively	B-Protocol
Multiplayer	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Role-Playing	I-Protocol
Game	I-Protocol
)	O
involving	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
containing	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
55	O
Pixels	O
Limited	O
(	O
previously	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
Limited	O
)	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
January	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
Nickelodeon	O
UK	O
,	O
Prism	O
Entertainment	O
Ltd	O
and	O
CEG	O
(	O
Creative	O
Entertainment	O
Group	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
was	O
re-launched	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
website	O
with	O
a	O
redesign	O
and	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
making	O
way	O
for	O
books	O
,	O
magazines	O
,	O
and	O
products	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
was	O
previously	O
ranked	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
visited	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
websites	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
reaching	O
over	O
20	O
million	O
users	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
reached	O
1.2	O
million	O
website	O
monthly	O
visitors	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
was	O
quietly	O
taken	O
offline	O
on	O
16	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
after	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
real	O
creatures	O
,	O
weevils	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
create	O
,	O
customize	O
and	O
control	O
their	O
own	O
character	O
in	O
an	O
online	B-Application
world	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
had	O
their	O
own	O
"	O
nest	B-Application
"	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
colour	O
and	O
design	O
the	O
rooms	O
with	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
choose	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
nest	B-Application
to	O
all	O
8	O
rooms	O
using	O
the	O
Mulch	O
currency	O
via	O
a	O
membership	O
and	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
decorate	O
their	O
rooms	O
by	O
buying	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Shopping	O
Mall	O
"	O
and	O
placing	O
the	O
items	O
in	O
their	O
rooms	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nestco	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
shopping	O
department	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
purchase	O
nest	B-Application
items	O
and	O
bundles	O
to	O
decorate	O
their	O
nest	B-Application
rooms	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nest	B-Application
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
private	O
cinema	O
,	O
a	O
plaza	O
(	O
both	O
required	O
membership	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
garden	O
,	O
nest	B-Application
generator	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Bin	O
Bot	O
Portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
players	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
Bin	O
Card	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
nest	B-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
stamped	O
every	O
day	O
to	O
collect	O
rewards	O
,	O
including	O
hat	O
coupons	O
,	O
item	O
vouchers	O
,	O
plants	O
,	O
XP	O
,	O
Dosh	O
,	O
Mulch	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plazas	O
were	O
located	O
underneath	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
nest	B-Application
,	O
and	O
contained	O
five	O
virtual	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
frame	O
their	O
pictures	O
in	O
different	O
frames	O
and	O
sizes	O
and	O
place	O
them	O
in	O
their	O
nest	B-Application
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Summer	O
Fair	O
was	O
a	O
temporary	O
pop-up	O
location	O
during	O
the	O
summer	O
months	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
play	O
fairground	O
minigames	O
to	O
earn	O
'	O
Tokens	O
 '	O
and	O
buy	O
prizes	O
for	O
their	O
nest	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Prize	O
Huts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
several	O
shops	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
purchase	O
items	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
 '	O
2	O
currencies	O
;	O
(	O
"	O
Mulch	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
(	O
"	O
Dosh	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
users	O
had	O
a	O
garden	O
outside	O
of	O
their	O
nest	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
could	O
choose	O
to	O
buy	O
plants	O
from	O
the	O
Garden	O
Shop	O
and	O
plant	O
and	O
the	O
harvest	O
for	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	O
(	O
"	O
Mulch	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
experience	O
points	O
(	O
"	O
XP	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
paying	O
member	O
for	O
1	O
month	O
with	O
an	O
SMS	B-Device
text	I-Device
in	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
revealed	O
in	O
2015	O
that	O
90%	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
90%	O
of	O
their	O
audience	O
was	O
non-paying	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
represented	O
the	O
kidSAFE	O
seal	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
this	O
they	O
claim	O
that	O
players	O
chat	O
and	O
buddy	O
messages	O
were	O
moderated	O
24/7	O
so	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
exchange	O
of	O
personal	O
information	O
or	O
inappropriate	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
moderation	O
system	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
ticket	O
method	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
support	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
signed	O
a	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
game-based	O
merchandise	O
range	O
with	O
the	O
toy	O
manufacturer	O
Character	O
Options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Sony	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
partnered	O
with	O
WellChild	O
to	O
help	O
raise	O
money	O
for	O
sick	O
children	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
buy	O
a	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
T-shirt	O
and	O
choose	O
the	O
design	O
they	O
wanted	O
on	O
their	O
clothes	O
,	O
and	O
20	O
percent	O
of	O
every	O
sale	O
would	O
go	O
to	O
WellChild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
Magazine	O
launched	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
featuring	O
characters	O
,	O
fact	O
files	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
guides	O
,	O
stories	O
,	O
comics	O
and	O
mysteries	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
online	B-Application
world	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
launched	O
collectable	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
Bin	O
Bots	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meet	O
The	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
unity	O
app	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
and	O
computers	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
cross-play	O
between	O
Weevil	O
World	O
and	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
using	O
the	O
same	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
purchase	O
character	O
clothing	O
,	O
gift	O
items	O
,	O
level	O
up	O
,	O
earn	O
Gems	O
and	O
Dosh	O
to	O
buy	O
home	O
(	O
nest	B-Application
)	O
decorations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
can	O
invite	O
players	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
nest	B-Application
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
core	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
app	O
named	O
"	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
Connect	O
"	O
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
Connect	O
was	O
an	O
app	O
which	O
complemented	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
many	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
friend	O
list	O
,	O
customizing	O
the	O
created	O
character	O
,	O
playing	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
with	O
friends	O
at	O
quick	O
access	O
,	O
and	O
sending	O
friend	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
was	O
requested	O
by	O
the	O
Advertising	O
Standard	O
Authority	O
(	O
ASA	O
)	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
wording	O
of	O
their	O
in-app	O
advertising	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
players	O
were	O
under	O
pressure	O
to	O
purchase	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
suffered	O
a	O
data	O
breach	O
culminating	O
in	O
unauthorised	O
access	O
to	O
some	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
had	O
been	O
alerted	O
of	O
the	O
vulnerability	O
and	O
had	O
taken	O
the	O
website	O
down	O
for	O
a	O
week	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
security	O
maintenance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
BAFTA	O
Awards	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
received	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Website	O
"	O
BAFTA	O
Award	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
,	O
new	O
nest	B-Application
items	O
were	O
launched	O
in-game	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
won	O
the	O
BAFTA	O
Awards	O
again	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bin	B-Application
Weevils	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Website	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
time	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
