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HTML

<div id="showcase">
    <div id="gm-text">
		<p class="gamemode">Section 1</p>
		<p class="gamemode">Section 2</p>
        <p class="gamemode">Section 3</p>
        <p class="gamemode">Section 4</p>
        <p class="gamemode">Section 5</p>
       <p class="gamemode">Section 6</p>
       <p class="gamemode">Section 7</p>
	</div>
	<div id="gm-image">
	    <figure>
		    <figcaption>
			    <p id="captitle">Section 1</p>
			    <p id="caption">Section one text.</p>
			</figcaption>
		</figure>
	</div>
</div>

CSS

#main {
    width: 50%;
    padding: 15px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.gamemode {
    font-size:14px;
    background: #eee;
    padding: 19px;
    border-bottom: 4px solid #ccc;
}

.gamemode:hover {
    background: #ccc;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-bottom: 4px solid #0093dd;
}

.gamemode:selected {
    border-bottom: 4px solid #0093dd;
}

#gm-text {
	width: 25%;
	display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
    clear: both;
}

#gm-image {
	width: 74.5%;
    height: 556px;
    background: url(http://www.wallsave.com/wallpapers/1024x768/red-/22118/red-background-desktop-backgrounds-22118.jpg);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: 50% 50%;
    -webkit-background-size: cover;
    -moz-background-size: cover;
    -o-background-size: cover;
    background-size: cover;
	display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
    clear: both;
}

figcaption { 
  position: absolute;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8); 
  color: #FFF;
  margin-top: 415px;
  margin-left: -40px;
  width: 600px;
  padding: 0px 20px;
}

figcaption p {
    font-size: 1em;
    color: #FFF;
}

#captitle { 
    font-size: 1.4em;
    color: #FFF;
}

#showcase {
font-size:0;
}