vBulletin Portal hacks

[PKonsor]

I have been asked to be the webmaster for a gaming company (here is the website that I am speaking of.. http://www.fighterops.com/index.php). They currently have phpBB, but they want to switch to vBulletin. They don't like how bland the website is (though that could be easily changed) and they want more sections than their original portal. Some things that they want to be visible on the main page are polls, recent forum activity, and news (which they would be able to update by themselves via the internet). Also, the ability to login in and view your membership information directly form the main page is important.

Like I said, I am new to a php style site, as I do more large scale static HTML sites, but I would like to learn how to do this, which is why I've come here for your advice. What portals would meet the criteria I set before?

Thanks a lot!