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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 {
    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;
    float:left;
    /*here */
}
#gm-image {
    width: 75%;
    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;
}