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There are 80 bugs to catch throughout the year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but none of them are as tricky to find as the mole cricket. It is the only bug in the entire game that requires you to play with sound on, and you won’t be able to see it when it’s around. It’s not the most profitable bug out there, but it’s still important for your Critterpedia, so here’s how to find and catch one.

How To Catch A Mole Cricket

• Requires: 1x shovel, 1x net, sound on

To catch a mole cricket, you’ll have to listen for, well, cricket noises. As you walk around your island, a friend’s island, or a Mystery Tour island, you might hear a rapid chirping sound. Walk around and listen for it to get louder; when the sound is at its loudest, you should take out your shovel and start digging in the immediate area. It will probably take a few tries, but once you find the spot, the mole cricket will pop out of the ground as you dig the hole. When this happens, quickly switch to your net and catch it.

Unfortunately, there’s no easy way to catch a mole cricket if you’re hard of hearing or can’t play with sound; you would just have to keep digging around your island until one pops out of the ground. You can, however, limit the areas a mole cricket could spawn by laying down paths, planting flowers, and placing items on the ground.

When To Catch A Mole Cricket

Mole crickets, unlike other crickets, are a winter and spring bug, but during the right time of year, they’re available all day. Mole crickets are one of the bugs leaving the Northern Hemisphere in May, so be on the lookout for one if you haven’t caught it yet; if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, May is instead the first month you can catch a mole cricket.

The full list of available months for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is listed below.

Northern Hemisphere

• November, December, January, February, March, April, May

Southern Hemisphere

• May, June, July, August, September, October, November

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Mole Cricket Price

Mole crickets can be donated to the museum or sold to either Nook’s Cranny or the special visitor Flick, who will purchase bugs from you at 150% their usual market value.

• Nook’s Cranny price: 500
• Flick price: 750

More Rare Bugs

While the mole cricket is probably the trickiest bug in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it’s not the only one. Check out our guides for tips on how to catch the game’s rarest bugs.

In April, CD Projekt Red confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 crossed a major milestone when most of the world’s major ratings groups assigned ratings to the much-anticipated title. This includes Australia’s Classification Board, which is known for its strict ratings (remember South Park: The Stick of Truth and its crying koala censors?)

CD Projekt Red’s Kuba Kutrzuba tells GameSpot that Cyberpunk 2077 has received an R 18+ rating in Australia, which is classified as “high impact.” The game will feature sex, violence, and references to sexual violence. The big news here, however, is that Cyberpunk 2077 has not been refused classification, which was the case for Saints Row IV and State of Decay, among others. Those games needed to re-submit with edits to get approved for release.

Editing can be a controversial move, as fans want the full, unedited experience. Thankfully for Cyberpunk 2077 fans, that’s exactly what they’re getting.

“Receiving an age rating in Australia was an important milestone on our way to releasing the game in September,” Kutrzuba said. “We’re creating a mature title for a mature audience, so we were expecting R 18+. We haven’t had to alter the game in any way and Australian gamers are set to enjoy the full Cyberpunk 2077 experience.”

You can check out the box art for Cyberpunk 2077 in the images above, where you can clearly see the R 18+ rating description.

CD Projekt Red’s previous game, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, also received an R 18+ rating in Australia. However, that game’s predecessor The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was banned in Australia and had to be censored to reach an MA 15+ rating.

CD Projekt Red’s John Mamais previously told GameSpot that he was expecting Cyberpunk 2077 to be approved for release in Australia.

“I was [concerned about censorship] because I know Australia has issues with drugs and the other thing is sexualised violence–those are the two things that can kill your product [in Australia],” Mamais said. “But I’ve been looking into it [over] the last couple of days. It seems like we’re safe. You don’t get rewarded for [using] drugs as far as I know in the game. The player doesn’t do any kind of sexualised violence at all where it’s really tasteless; we wouldn’t do anything like that.”

The full ratings description for Cyberpunk 2077 in Australia or other parts of the world has not been released yet, at least not officially. Brazil’s classification board published a rating for the game, and then deleted it, but not before people on Reddit captured it. The rating reportedly warned of sexual content, drugs, and extreme violence, as well as depictions of sex work and suicide.

Designer Paweł Sasko tweeted a screenshot of the leak saying, “You surprised? We don’t f**k around.”

The ESRB, the ratings group for the United States, has not yet published its rating, but it’s expected the game will carry an M-for-Mature rating.

Cyberpunk 2077 will be released on September 17 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, and PC–and potentially the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.

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Every year, Japan’s Golden Week brings a slew of games sales across PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, and while Golden Week 2020 certainly looks different for many Japanese residents–they’re being asked to hunker down at home during what is normally the busiest travel season of the year–there are still plenty of online bargains floating around. Steam’s Golden Week 2020 Sale just kicked off, bringing hundreds of deals on popular Japanese-developed titles and franchises. The sale runs until May 6 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.

The Steam Golden Week Sale brings markdowns on most Final Fantasy games, which is perfect timing for those who just finished playing Final Fantasy VII Remake on PS4 and want to check out the older titles. You’ll also find great discounts on Resident Evil 2 Remake, which is $20, and Resident Evil 7, which is down to $15. Meanwhile, Dragon Ball FighterZ is also discounted to $15, and Devil May Cry 5 is on sale for $20.

Visual novel fans should take advantage of the great deals on all three Danganronpa games, with the first two going for $8 each and the third game discounted to $16. The popular series revolves around a group of high school students who find themselves trapped in a sinister killing game. Another great visual novel, 428: Shibuya Scramble, is down to just $10, normally selling for $50.

Other notable deals in the Golden Week Sale include Castlevania Anniversary Collection for $6.79, Yakuza Kiwami for $13.39, and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain for $6. OneShot is on sale for $5–this puzzle-adventure game is definitely a hidden gem that fans of Undertale or Doki Doki Literature Club will love.

There are a ton of games on sale right now, so check out more of our picks below and see the full collection of Golden Week deals on Steam. Plus, see more of the best digital game deals this week on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC and free games you to claim to keep right now.

Best Golden Week 2020 deals on Steam

Everyone should be backing up their data – yes, even you. And if you’re using multiple computers on a network, or just happen to have a huge media library you want to protect, NAS (network-attached storage) devices are the way to go.

There are heaps of NAS options out there, so we’ve rounded up the ones we consider to be the best. From the premium storage options with integrated processors and RAM to budget backups, these are our top picks right now. And if you’re not satisfied with our recommendations, we’ve also included a quick guide about what you should look for in a network-attached storage solution.

TL;DR – These are the Best Network-Attached Storage Solutions:

• Synology Diskstation DS218+
• Synology DS120j
• Asustor AS5202T
• Synology Diskstation DS1618+
• WD My Cloud
• QNAP TS-251A

1. Synology Diskstation DS218+

Best Network-Attached Storage

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• See it on Adorama (diskless)
• See it on Walmart (diskless)
• See it on Newegg (4TB)

With two drive bays and zippy-fast write speeds, the Synology Diskstation DS218+ offers a lot for a reasonable price. Inside you’ll find a dual-core 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron processor and 2GB of DDR3L memory, which is expandable up to 6GB.

Like most NAS devices, it comes running a Linux-based interface called DiskStation Manager which is pretty easy to navigate, and Synology has its own apps for streaming media through. You can also use Synology’s cloud service to access your files remotely. Overall it’s fast, reliable, and easy to operate.

2. Synology DS120j

Best Budget Network-Attached Storage

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• See it on Adorama
• See it on Walmart
• See it on Newegg

If you’re looking to start off small or have more meager needs, we recommend the Synology DS120j. Firstly, it’s just $100, making it the cheapest NAS device on our list. Secondly, it’s super easy to use, making it a great pick for NAS first-timers.

It’s a single-bay device, so it’s also more limited than others on this list. There’s also no hardware-based video transcoding (which means some files will need to be converted beforehand), nor does it work with Plex. In sum, there are much better options if media streaming is your priority; but for more basic use, the DS120j does the job nicely.

3. Asustor AS5202T

Best Network-Attached Storage for Power Users

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• See it on Walmart
• See it on Newegg

Two drive bays. Two 2.5Gb LAN ports. A 1.0GHz Intel Celeron J4005 CPU. And yes, a big price tag – but the Asustor AS5202T is perfect for heavy users thanks to its sheer power. The 2GB of DDR4 RAM can be expanded up to 8GB, and there’s 4GB of flash memory to play with. Plus, the LAN ports give you the option of link aggregation for zippy 5Gb Ethernet, too.

We also like the Asustor Data Master operating system, which has heaps of apps for media and productivity. The drawbacks? It’s very expensive, and there are no drives included.

4. Synology Diskstation DS1618+

Best Multi-Bay Network-Attached Storage

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• See it on Adorama
• See it on Walmart

Ok, this is the juggernaut, but if you have a media library that’s grown out of control then it’s absolutely warranted. There’s a powerful quad-core 2.1GHz CPU and 4GB of memory inside (expandable up to 32GB), but the big story is the six-bay drives you get with it. Theoretically, you could pump this thing with up to 84TB of storage.

That’s obviously going to be an insane amount for most people, but it’s good to know it’s there. We also really like the Synology DSM operating system, which is jam-packed with apps and functionality.

5. WD My Cloud

Best Network-Attached Storage With Included Disks

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• See it on Walmart
• See it on Newegg
• See it on Best Buy

Available in a variety of drive sizes, The WD My Cloud NAS comes with its disks built-in, meaning everything is ready to go out of the box. There’s USB 3.0 support (for adding more hard drives) and it’s ready to work with both PC and Mac from the get-go.

Overall, it’s good value, but you can also pick up the Mirror version, which comes with two drives and will create a copy of the backup on each (hence the name).

6. QNAP TS-251A

Best Network-Attached Storage for Media Streaming

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• See it on Walmart
• See it on Newegg

If media and streaming are your chief reasons for buying a NAS device, we recommend the QNAP TS-251A. It’s a powerful machine, with a dual-core Intel Celeron N3060 processor and 4GB of DDRL3 RAM (in the configuration we recommend, but you can get it with 2GB).

But it’s the media tricks that really impress us. Chiefly, it comes with a remote for playback control, which is unusual for a NAS device. It offers 4K media transcoding, and there’s an HDMI out so you can connect it directly to your 4K TV. Works great as a Plex server and won’t look out of place on your TV stand either. You will have to purchase the drives separately, however.

What to Look For in Network-Attached Storage

Not everyone needs Network-Attached-Storage, but it can be used to cure certain networking headaches. Do you and your family/housemates all share the same network? A NAS device allows you to share files with all of those computers from one central unit. Don’t want to backup all of your family’s computers individually? A NAS device gives you a way to do it all on one drive.

What are you using it for?

If either of the above scenarios resonates with you a NAS device may be worth considering. If you find yourself in a situation where multiple devices in your home need to access the same tools or files, a NAS device can do that. So it’s not just about storing things but accessing them too.

The other reason for a NAS device is that you have a huge media library that you’d like to be able to access from multiple computers/TVs/tablets/etc. You could turn your NAS into a Plex server, so everyone in the home has swift access to the same movies, TV shows, and music.

Go diskless? How many bays?

You’ll find that most NAS devices come without disk drives, which means you’ll need to purchase them separately. There are exceptions to this, however, such as the WD My Cloud Personal Network Attached Storage – which considering it’s made by Western Digital, makes a bit more sense.

But in many cases NAS makers don’t make hard drives, so they’ll sell their device without any disks included. You may already own some disk drives, in which case a diskless system poses less of a problem, but check the manufacturer’s recommendations as some brands of disks may work better than others.

Bays are what the disk drives go into, so the higher the number of bays the NAS has, the more potential capacity there is. Generally, two or more bays are best; multimedia systems will often have more.

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Hugh Langley is a tech journalist who’s fascinated by wearables, health tech, the smart home, and more. You can find him tweeting (often nonsense) over at @hughlangley.