In another example of just how good Blizzard's animation department is, the company has released a new animated short for Hearthstone called Hearth and Home, designed to entice new players to check out the game. While Blizzard is phenomenal at animation, this video shows it has a pretty entertaining musical side as well.

The trailer opens with a lost girl named Ava wandering in a blizzard (get it?). Sarge, a mouse decked out in a kerchief no less, finds her and offers her a magical box, emblazoned with the Hearthstone logo. As she touches it, she is teleported to the Tavern, where all of Azeroth's denizens gather for a bit of card play, and apparently some music as well.

The ensuing song and dance number is worthy of Pixar and Disney, with a catchy beat and some entertaining characters, including a guy that seems to take a few cues from Gaston in Beauty and the Beast.

“With Hearth and Home, our new animated short, we aimed to capture the wonder and magic of Hearthstone—in the Tavern’s welcoming interior, in its colorful patrons, and of course in their catchy song,” Lydia Bottegoni, Blizzard's senior vice president of story & franchise development, said in a release. “We’re looking forward to sharing more tales from the Hearthstone Tavern featuring Ava and her friends in the months ahead.”

The almost six-minute video was unveiled at Gamescom, and again raises the question: Why the heck has Blizzard not released a full length movie around any of its games? It had its opportunity with Warcraft, but gave us live action mixed with CGI. Wake up Blizzard! This needs to happen soon.