Gaming sites and gaudy graphics usually go hand in hand?pretty much a reflection of the subject matter?but I have to agree with the above posters that the Xbox look has been done to death.
Though, to be honest, I have a hard time looking at any general gaming site without a jaundiced eye. There are just too many of them. It sometimes seems as if everyone who own a particular console creates a forum dedicated to it.
But in attempt to be constructive, do a Google search on Xbox and vBulletin:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...in&btnG=Search. As you can see, there are a whole lot, and that's even putting aside forums that aren't running vB. But maybe you can look at these sites and come up with some ideas to help your forum stick out from the crowd somewhat.